New York steps featured in ‘Joker’ now a tourist attraction

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Move over, Rocky, there’s a new stairway to climb.

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A set of outdoor steps in the Bronx has become a tourist attraction in recent weeks since the release of the movie ‘Joker.’

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The stairs are between two buildings on Shakespeare Avenue.

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In the movie, lead actor Joaquin Phoenix dances as he goes down the steps, wearing a bright red suit and clown make-up.

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These days, neighbourhood residents using the steps are being joined by tourists trying to recreate the scene.

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The visitors have been taking selfies, and some have even shown up in costume.

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Coming to the stairs is “really immersive,” said Oliver Bonallack, visiting from Brighton, England.

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“You never really get to experience a film first-hand,” he said. “I feel like it is so iconic.”

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Not everyone is thrilled with the upsurge in popularity.

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“We live in the neighbourhood, it’s taking up all of our time, we’re all being inconvenienced,” said Bronx resident Cathyrine Spencer. “Every day when I come down the stairs, I have to go through a barrage of people.”

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The stairway joins the ranks of well-known movie settings, like that of the steps at the Philadelphia Museum of Art seen in ‘Rocky.’


###People pose on the steps between two apartment buildings, Monday Oct. 28, 2019, in the Bronx borough of New York. The stairs have become a tourist attraction in recent weeks since the release of the movie “Joker.” In the movie, lead actor Joaquin Phoenix dances as he goes down the steps, wearing a bright red suit and clown makeup. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)
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