The film "A Walk Among the Tombstones" was filmed in New York, USA.

Filming Locations:

New York Public Library

In the Movie

In Reality

The scene was filmed at The imposing main building of the New York Public Library began construction in 1902. It was completed in 1910 but only opened in 1911, as it took a year to place all 1,000,000 volumes on the shelves. In the 1980s, the library was expanded under neighboring Bryant Park, where miles of new shelves were installed to house the growing collection.

West 187th Street

In the Movie

The scene where a transitional moment occurs with tracking suspects and moving through the neighborhood, played out on a real upper block to make the action feel immediate, practical, and embedded in ordinary city traffic.

In Reality

The scene was filmed at a section of Washington Heights on West 187th Street between Fort Washington Avenue and Overlook Terrace, near hilly streets and a quiet residential area that can pass for an anonymous, watchful urban backdrop.

West 181st Street

In the Movie

The scene where an investigation takes place at street level in Washington Heights, using a real residential corridor for walking and talking, surveillance-style observation, and the feeling of a densely populated neighborhood around the hero.

In Reality

The scene was filmed at a block in Washington Heights on West 181st Street between Cabrini Boulevard and Pinehurst Avenue, lined with pre-war apartment buildings and steep Manhattan topography that matches the film's grounded street tone.

5th Avenue and 25th Street

In the Movie

The scene where a quick urban connecting moment benefits from a recognizable Brooklyn street landscape, allowing the film to move characters between clues while keeping geography consistent and tied to real intersections.

In Reality

The scene was filmed at an intersection in Brooklyn near the Green-Wood area, surrounded by mixed residential and commercial streets; suitable as a realistic New York corner for arrivals, departures, and brief conversations without a staged look.

Water Crescent

In the Movie

The scene where an outdoor scene takes place in a cemetery near a body of water, set apart from busy paths, allowing the camera to hold long quiet shots as characters digest information and stakes rise.

In Reality

The scene was filmed at a water feature area in Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn, offering a specific recognizable pocket of quiet within the large necropolis, convenient for controlled staging and atmospheric natural sounds.

1961 Beverly Road

In the Movie

The scene where an exterior scene takes place in a neighborhood at a specific building address to support the realism of a door-to-door investigation, highlighting routine urban life around a location tied to the case.

In Reality

The scene was filmed at an address in Ditmas Park / near Kensington in Brooklyn close to Ocean Avenue, in a residential area with mid-rise buildings and local pedestrian traffic; provides an ordinary, believable exterior for plot-important stops.