Sex and the City brownstone that’s a magnet for selfie takers to get a gate

Thinking about toasting Carrie Bradshaw with a cosmo while posing on the front steps of her Manhattan brownstone from Sex and the City?

Think again.

The city’s Landmarks Preservation Commission has approved an application for a gate after Barbara Lorber, who has owned the building since 1978, lamented “the endless presence of interest in my celebrity staircase”.

The stately three-storey building in Greenwich Village’s historic district was used for exterior shots of the apartment occupied by Bradshaw, played by Sarah Jessica Parker.

A person poses for a photo in front of the Manhattan brownstone where Carrie Bradshaw lived in Sex and the City. The city’s Landmarks Preservation Commission approved an application to put a metal gate on the front staircase to keep away tourists. Photo: AP

“I’d hoped for literally decades that this would pass,” Lorber told the commission during heartfelt testimony. “But at this point, I think even someone as stubborn as I am has to admit that this isn’t going away in the near future.”