The property in question is a historic brownstone that served as the facade for lead character Carrie Bradshaw's Upper East Side apartment. That real-life abode is actually located on Perry Street in the West Village, where it has become a "global tourist destination" for devoted followers of the HBO series.

The building's owner said that fans have left graffiti on her stoop and carved their initials into her doorframe

The front staircase of the Manhattan brownstone where Carrie Bradshaw lived in “Sex and the City” is getting a metal gate to keep away tourists who endlessly trespass and pose for pictures.