A mentally unstable veteran works as a nighttime taxi driver in New York City, where the perceived decadence and sleaze fuels his urge for violent action.
202, East 13th Street, East Village, Manhattan Community Board 3, Manhattan, New York County, City of New York, New York, 10003, United States of America
226, East 13th Street, East Village, Manhattan Community Board 3, Manhattan, New York County, City of New York, New York, 10003, United States of America
Ed Sullivan Theater, 1697, Broadway, Theater District, Manhattan Community Board 5, Manhattan, New York County, City of New York, New York, 10019, United States of America
59th Street - Columbus Circle (1), Central Park South, Manhattan Community Board 5, Manhattan, New York County, City of New York, New York, 10019, United States of America
Scene: (Travis at Palantine rally after shaving his head into a Mowhawk)
Performance Threading Salon, 546, Columbus Avenue, Upper West Side, Manhattan Community Board 7, Manhattan, New York County, City of New York, New York, 10024, United States of America
Scene: (R&M Supermarket, where Travis shoots a robber)
671, 8th Avenue, Garment District, Manhattan Community Board 4, Manhattan, New York County, City of New York, New York, 10036, United States of America
Scene: (Travis drives by Show World Center, a four-story "porn emporium" near 42nd St.)
Record Mart Inc, Times Square, Theater District, Manhattan Community Board 5, Manhattan, New York County, City of New York, New York, 10036, United States of America
Scene: (Travis drives by building with scrolling news ticker announcing Palantine's arrival in the city)
LOOK Dine-in Cinemas, 657, West 57th Street, Clinton, Manhattan Community Board 4, Manhattan, New York County, City of New York, New York, 10019, United States of America
Scene: (cab company - Swedish American Lines Pier 97 in the background)
The Navarre, 512, 7th Avenue, Garment District, Manhattan Community Board 5, Manhattan, New York County, City of New York, New York, 10018, United States of America
Scene: (Cop tells Travis to move his cab while he is watching Palantine rally at 7th Ave.)
The Olcott, 27, West 72nd Street, Lincoln Square, Manhattan Community Board 7, Manhattan, New York County, City of New York, New York, 10023, United States of America
Scene: (Travis drops customer off at Hotel Olcott)
St Regis, 2, East 55th Street, Midtown East, Manhattan Community Board 5, Manhattan, New York County, City of New York, New York, 10022, United States of America
Scene: (St. Regis Hotel, at 5th Avenue - Betsy gets in Travis' cab near end of film)
The Michelangelo, 152, West 51st Street, Theater District, Manhattan Community Board 5, Manhattan, New York County, City of New York, New York, 10019, United States of America
Scene: (Tavis drives by Taft Hotel at end of film after dropping off Betsy)
725, 7th Avenue, Theater District, Manhattan Community Board 5, Manhattan, New York County, City of New York, New York, 10019, United States of America
Supreme Martial Arts, 586, Columbus Avenue, Upper West Side, Manhattan Community Board 7, Manhattan, New York County, City of New York, New York, 10024, United States of America
Scene: (Different interiors within same building: Travis' apartment; bloodbath sequence; and Iris' room. Original building since demolished.)
Scorsese’s searing portrait of alienation is inseparable from the grimy, neon-soaked New York of the 1970s. Travis Bickle’s midnight city was shot on the real streets of Manhattan, from the Theater District to a blood-soaked walk-up in the East Village.
Where was Taxi Driver filmed?
Taxi Driver was filmed across New York City – Manhattan’s Theater District, the East Village and beyond.
Every Taxi Driver location, explained
1
The midnight Manhattan
Travis’s nocturnal cab rides used the real, then-seedy streets of 1970s Manhattan, from Times Square to the Theater District.
2
The apartment shootout – East Village
The film’s violent climax used a walk-up on East 13th Street in the East Village.
3
The campaign and the city
Betsy’s campaign office and other scenes used real New York locations, including near the Ed Sullivan Theater and City Hall.
4
1970s New York
The film captures a specific, vanished New York of grit and neon across Manhattan.
Planning a visit
New York has transformed since, but the Theater District and East Village streets of the film remain walkable – a window onto the city Scorsese captured.
Taxi Driver Fun Facts
1
1970s New York, for real The film captured the genuinely gritty, neon-lit Manhattan of the mid-1970s.
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'You talkin' to me?' De Niro’s mirror monologue, largely improvised, became one of cinema’s most quoted moments.
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A heatwave shoot The film was made during a sweltering New York summer, adding to its feverish mood.
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Herrmann's final score Composer Bernard Herrmann finished the haunting score just before his death.
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A Palme d'Or winner The film won the top prize at the Cannes Film Festival.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Taxi Driver set in New York?
Yes – and it was filmed on the real streets of 1970s Manhattan.
Where is the apartment shootout?
On East 13th Street in the East Village.
Can you visit the locations?
Yes – the Theater District and East Village are walkable, though much has changed since the 1970s.
