Firehouse, Hook & Ladder Company 8
Firehouse, Hook & Ladder Company 8 is a New York City Fire Department station located at 14 North Moore Street in Tribeca, Manhattan. It opened in 1903 and was built in a classic Beaux-Arts style by architect Alexander H. Stevens. The building originally had two doors, but Varick Street was widened in 1913 and the firehouse was reduced in size.
The firefighters here were among the first responders on September 11, 2001. In 2011, the city planned to close 20 fire companies to save money, but public campaigns helped keep this station open, with support from Mayor Bill de Blasio and actor Steve Buscemi, who used to be a firefighter here.
From 2016 to 2018 the firehouse underwent a renovation costing about $6 million.
The building is famous as the exterior of the Ghostbusters headquarters in the 1984 film. Interior scenes were filmed in California. It also appears in the 2016 Ghostbusters reboot. In Ghostbusters: Afterlife, it’s mentioned that the site is a Starbucks, but Winston Zeddemore buys it and restores the team’s car there.
The firehouse has appeared in Hitch (2005), Seinfeld, and How I Met Your Mother. In 2021, the Buffalo Ghostbusters donated a full-size replica Ghostbusters sign to the firehouse. The sign now hangs above the main entrance and is a popular photo spot. The firehouse hosts an annual Ghostbusters Day celebration around the Saturday closest to June 8.
This page was last edited on 2 February 2026, at 23:37 (CET).