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In the beginning of the movie, when Dudley helps the blind man across the street, the street he helps him cross is Madison Ave. It may only be by implication, but to me that makes the locale of the movie New York City. At least that's what I think.

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When I watched this movie, the thought of it being New York never crossed my mind. Despite the festive holiday window displays, I agree with MissAnnThrope that the single dwelling houses on tree lined streets, the lack of traffic and people make it seem like it's not NYC. To me it appeared more like a small city, perhaps in New England or somewhere else with plenty of snow.

The film's location is definitely NOT New York City. What part of NYC is "Sanctuary Hill"????

I think it's more like a "Boone City," from "The Best Years of Our Lives."

I thought that it was meant to allude to New York, or a big city like New York without explicitly saying they were in New York. There are enough non-New York features (like the single-family houses near the park, "Sanctuary Hill," Madison intersecting State St., etc.) to debunk a notion of it being set in New York.

How many Madison Avenues are there? There must be plenty in many American cities.

St. Timothy's REALLY reminds me of the little church near the end of Mott St. in New York. That's Chinatown, but I'm sure it wasn't always. Where Mott Street comes down the hill and bends near Pell St.

I was wondering the same thing. In the beginning I thought it was filmed in England but then there were times it felt like the USA. I didn't think it would be New York though.