'Joker' movie stairs now popular tourist draw

(28 Oct 2019) A staircase in New York City that appeared in the movie Joker has become a popular tourist attraction.

A steady stream of tourists and locals visit the long staircase in the Highbridge neighborhood of the Bronx, between Anderson and Shakespeare avenues.

In the film, actor Joaquin Phoenix does a dance on the staircase accompanied to a Gary Glitter song.  

Some residents of the neighborhood are not happy with all the additional foot traffic on the steps, which many people use daily to get to a nearby subway stop.

This week, "Joker" became the most successful R-rated moved ever, not accounting for inflation, in worldwide release.

It's made $849 million globally, including $47.8 million internationally over the weekend.



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