Sarah Jessica Parker shoots a scene of Sex and the City in Central Park.

HBO's hit series Sex and the City shot in New York City for six seasons from 1998-2004.

Series creator Darren Star also created The Street and Central Park West, which were shot in NYC.
Sara Jessica Parker began her career on Broadway. Her NYC film credits include The First Wives Club, If Lucy Fell and Rich Kids. She resides in Manhattan.
Kim Cattrall studied at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in NYC. She made her Broadway debut in 1986's Wild Honey and shot The Devil and Daniel Webster in NYC.
Kristin Davis shot the film Sour Grapes in NYC.
Cynthia Nixon has appeared in Broadway productions including The Women, Hurlyburly, Indiscretions, The Heidi Chronicles, The Real Thing and The Philadelphia Story. She also shot Little Manhattan, the short The Paper Mache Chase, Igby Goes Down, Advice from a Caterpillar, The Out-of-Towners and The Manhattan Project in NYC.

The Mayor's Office of Film, Theatre and Broadcasting assisted with locations for the series during the entire lifespan of the hit show. Locations for the show's last season included:
Café, Irving on Irving, 52 Irving Place @ 17th St
Sushi Samba, 245 Park Ave @ 20th St
Central Presbyterian Church, 593 Park Ave
Plaza Hotel, 58th St @ 5th Ave
Madison Square Park, 5th Ave @ 26th Street
20th St and Broadway
Café Edison, 228 W 47th W Hotel, 1567 Broadway @ 47th St
Park Avenue Christian Church, 1010 Park Ave @ 85th St
Tartine Et Chocolat, 1047 Madison
The Supper Club, 240 W 47th St Duffy Square
Longacre Theatre, 220 48th St
New York Public Library, 5th Ave @ 42nd
Bryant Park, 6th Ave @ 41st
Brooklyn Museum of Art, 220 Eastern Parkway @ Washington Ave
Barrymore Theatre, 243 W 47th
Krispy Kreme, 265 W 23rd
Barnes and Noble, 33 E 17th St
Barneys, 113-115 7th Ave
Restaurant Florent, 69 Gansevoort St
City Bakery, 3 W 18th St
Marc Jacobs, Bleeker St
Gray's Papaya, W 8th @ 6th Ave
Monkey Bar, 60 E 54th
Housing Works Used Book Café, 126 Crosby
Grand Central Terminal, Vanderbilt Ave @ E 43rd
Hotel Intercontinental, 112 Central Park South
Compass Restaurant, 208 W 70th St

Sex and the City also used Commerce Street in the West Village to stand in for Paris in the show's final episodes.