Where is the Ghostbusters firehouse located in New York?

What You Need to Know About the Ghostbusters Firehouse in New York

• Who hasn’t heard of Ghostbusters? This wild film follows the adventures of three eccentric ghost hunters in New York. Released in 1984, it became a cult classic with an unforgettable script and soundtrack. The cast was stellar too: Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Sigourney Weaver, and Rick Moranis.
• Ghostbusters is also a great way to see New York from a different perspective. Watch the film before your trip to the Big Apple, and you’ll notice the New York subway and Central Park in a whole new light.
• If you’re a true fan, you have to visit the firehouse that serves as the Ghostbusters headquarters in the movie. Head to Firehouse, Hook & Ladder Company 8, in the TriBeCa neighborhood, at the corner of North Moore Street and Varick Street. It’s a pilgrimage site for film fans in New York.
• The firehouse was built in 1903 in Beaux-Arts style and, despite a closure threat in 2011, it remains active today. Interestingly, the firefighters of Company 8 were among the first to respond at the World Trade Center site during the September 11, 2001 attacks.
• Why was this firehouse chosen as the Ghostbusters headquarters? Legend has it that Dan Aykroyd, who co-wrote the screenplay and lived in the neighborhood, insisted on it.
• The firehouse also appears in the film Hitch, starring Will Smith. But it remains forever linked to Ghostbusters. On the sidewalk, look for the Ghostbusters logo. Who you gonna call? 🙂

Ghostbusters Trailer

Here’s the original trailer to get you in the mood.

Map to the Ghostbusters Firehouse