In Popular Culture
- The original footage from The WPIX Yule Log was filmed on 16 mm film at Gracie Mansion, and shown from 1966 to 1969 on WPIX-TV.
- The mansion is featured in the 1974 film The Taking of Pelham One Two Three.
- The mansion is featured in the film Ghostbusters II, when the title characters visit the mayor regarding the imminent takeover of New York City by ghosts.
- The mansion and its surroundings play a prominent role in the novel Hell Gate, by author Linda Fairstein.
- Gracie Mansion was also seen in the movie City Hall, featuring Al Pacino and John Cusack.
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