New York

New York

Location
Location	United States of America
Residents	Humans
Population	8 million
Status	Extant

New York is the most populous city on the continent of North America, and the nineteenth most populous in the world. The urban agglomeration around New York is the fourth largest in the world with 20 million living in the New York area which stretches into neighboring New Jersey.

History[]

Founded as New Amsterdam, Dutch colonizers founded New York in the year 1625 to set up a colony in North America. In 1664 New Amsterdam was given to the country of England and renamed New York after the city of York in England. When England's thirteen Atlantic colonies decided to rebel, the largest battle of the war was fought in present day Brooklyn in 1776. After the 1783 rebel victory, New York was the capital of the new United States in America and housed meetings of Congress from 1785 to 1790. In 1790 New York also became the new country's largest city, a title that it has never given up in over two hundred years.

In the 1890's increasing ethnic diversity reached a new level as Ellis Island opened, admitting thousands of European immigrants to New York. In 1898 the current city of New York was organized into the current borough system. The 1920's saw a flourishing of African American culture in the Harlem Renaissance. Over the 20th Century, New York grew rapidly in population and crime, until the reorganization of the NYPD in the 1990's dramatically reduced crime. The newspaper Daily Bugle was eventually created. In the 2000's the city saw the emergence of one of the first super heroes, Peter Parker who adopted the Spider-Man identity. It also played host to the Ultimates, a new superhero team sanctioned by S.H.I.E.L.D., who had to stop Bruce Banner from destroying Manhattan. They did so, but at the cost of hundreds of lives. The Triskelion base of the Ultimates was temporarily infiltrated by Chitauri who were using it to coordinate a bloodless invasion of the planet, but the Ultimates defeated them. An impostor dressed as Spider-Man and robbed several area banks until he was caught.

Landscape[]

New York is a city on several islands and coastlines around the middle of the continent North America. The city is divided into five boroughs, and New Yorkers often readily identify themselves with the borough they are from.

Bronx[]

The northernmost borough, the Bronx, has a population of a million people. It is home to the New York Yankees, the most successful team ever in baseball. Also, the Bronx has strong hispanic and black populations.

Manhattan[]

A borough entirely on Manhattan Island below the Bronx, Manhattan is the most famous of the boroughs, also home to the population of a million people. It houses the Empire State Building, the Chrysler Building, City Park, Chinatown, and many famous buildings. Matthew Murdock's law practice is in Manhattan along with his alma mater Columbia University.

Long Island[]

Queens[]

The largest borough, Queens is home to a population of two million. It includes Citi Field, home of the New York Mets baseball team, and several European ethnic neighborhoods. It houses the La Guardia and John F. Kennedy International Airports.

Houses[]

The Osborn Mansion, and the homes of Mary Jane Watson, Peter Parker, Eugene Thompson, and Kenny McFarlane are all in Queens.

Brooklyn[]

At the end of Long Island is Brooklyn, home to the famous Brooklyn Bridge. It also has many homes and residential areas, as well as Eastern European populations. The population is two million.

Staten Island[]

The most isolated and smallest borough, Staten Island is home to 500,000 and includes several parks and more traditional residential areas as opposed to the rest of New York.

Trivia[]

In Ultimate X-Men 19: World Tour Part 4, David Xavier is unable to warp space in New York. The reason is never explained, though it could have something to do with the Chitauri.