New York: Why these stairs became a hotspot for Instagrammers

Famous overnight. This fate can overtake not only people but also places. Like a long flight of stairs in the Bronx. So far we knew the connection between Shakespeare Avenue and Anderson Avenue probably only locals. The Bronx is known to be not the first port of call for NY tourists.

since Joaquin Phoenix In his Oscar-suspicious performance as “Joker” in the film of the same name, dancing around on the steps in question and thus terrifying cinema audiences around the world, that has suddenly changed. Tourists can be brought to this point on West 167th Street to imitate the Joker pose, such as on Instagram can be seen under the hashtags #jokerstairs and #jokersteps.

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