All About Fountain House
On 47th Street...
Name That Tune!
New York on the Big Screen
Animals About Town
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According to Fountain House legend, We Are Not Alone first met on the steps of this famous New York institution. 

The New York Public LIbrary


100

47th Street cuts through the heart of this famous intersection, maybe the most iconic tourist destination in all of New York City. 

Times Square


100

Sample #1 

(Theme from) New York, New York

Frank Sinatra


100

In an iconic scene from When Harry Met Sally, Billy Crystal and Meg Ryan meet at this famous downtown deli.

Katz's

100

Long before I ever visited New York, I lived in fear of these enormous carnivores who were said to be hiding in the city's sewers

Alligators/Crocodiles


200
In 1948, We Are Not Alone purchased a building with a fountain in its back garden, the origin of the name Fountain House. The original FH building was located...
...on 47th street, just across from the modern location!
200

If you're looking to blow all your money, you might find yourself shopping between 5th and 6th avenue, where 47th street is more commonly known as the ___________  district.

The Diamond District

200

Sample #2

Rockaway Beach 

The Ramones


200

While many films have featured New York being destroyed by natural or man made events, watching an alien saucer blast the Empire State Building with a laser in this film is probably the most memorable. 

Independence Day

200

This viral video from 2015 showed New York's most iconic pest making off with New York's most iconic snack

Pizza Rat

300

In 1955, this Michigan psychiatrist became Director of Fountain House, overhauling the program and developing the foundations of social practice. 

John Beard

300

On the corner of 47th and 6th you'll find the headquarters for this cable news network, the most popular news channel in America.

Fox news

300

Sample #3

The Only Living Boy in New York

Simon and Garfunkel


300
This New York born filmmaker proves his love for his hometown by attending every single Knicks game at Madison Square Garden. 

Spike Lee

300

Though they now dominate New York, along with every major city, pigeons originally dwelled on seaside cliffs and were known by this name.

Rock Dove

400

Formed by former patients discharged from Rockland Psychiatric Center, We Are Not Alone was founded in this year.

1942

400

Only a block away from the Clubhouse you'll find this historical theater, named for a family of actors who have been famous on both stage and screen for more than a century. 

The Barrymore Theater 
400

Sample #4

Back in the New York Groove

Ace Frehley 

400
A group of thieves hijack a downtown 6 train in this iconic heist film. 

The Taking of the Pelham One Two Three

400

The Hudson river is notoriously polluted, but that doesn't stop these marine mammals from exploring the harbor on rare occasions

Dolphins


500

Heiress to one of New York's wealthiest families, the benefactor who paid for Fountain House's first building might remind people of the subway station that bears her family's name. 

Elizabeth Schermerhorn

500
Notorious American author Don DeLilo wrote this 2003 novel about an arrogant billionaire taking a limo from one end of 47th street to the other. It was later adapted into a feature film directed by David Cronenberg and starring Robert Pattinson. 

Cosmopolis

500

Sample #5

Empire State of Mind

Jay Z featuring Alicia Keys

500

In this iconic New York sci-fi romp, an alien ship passing over Shea Stadium causes a routine pop up to bounce off of distracted left fielder Berard Gilkey's head. 

Men in Black

500

Birdwatchers were delighted last year to discover that this rare bird of prey had stopped and spent a few days hunting in Central Park. 

Snowy Owl


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