Here's A Big Bird's Eye-View Of The Brand New Sesame Street

Can today's edgiest network save the oldest kids show

on the block?

STORY BY GABRIEL ARANA AND VIDEO/PHOTOGRAPHY BY SAVANNAH O'LEARY

JAN 13, 2016

"Sesame Street" has been gentrified.

After 45 seasons, the brick walls that once fenced in the neighborhood have been razed, giving way to sweeping views of what looks suspiciously like the Brooklyn Bridge (it is in fact a composite of three New York City bridges).

The carriage house has been converted into a community center with a rooftop deck and porthole skylights. There's a new community garden, set against a stained-glass wall made from repurposed building materials and architectural elements. Mr. Hooper's store has retained its art deco barstools and lunch counter, but now has free Wi-Fi.

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