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New York City, often referred to simply as "New York", is the largest and most densely populated city in both the State of New York and the United States of America.[1]

Geography

New York City is located in the southeast corner of New York State.[2] The city is further divided into a series of smaller districts called 'boroughs'.[3] Although the boroughs are generally not referenced by name, there are exceptions: for example, James's parents are confirmed to live in Manhattan specifically.

Appears In

Along Came Treble

You and Talent travel to New York after he/she is invited to guest-judge the singing competition One in a Million.

America's Most Eligible: All Stars (Determinant)

A premium choice reveals that you and your love interest went to New York City if Ivy won season 10 but Paris if you won. A CG of you and your love interest holding hands in New York City can be seen in this case.

Bachelorette Party (Determinant)

In a premium flashback, you can play as Aisha to see her strangest courier job of all time. After being asked to run a delivery for Priya Lacroix, she arrives at Priya's mansion and is let in by a houseboy. Priya arrives and propositions Aisha before sending her to the Shrike. She meets The Baron, who attempts to feed her to his guards once she completes her delivery. Aisha then escapes back to the streets of New York. Several weeks later, Priya calls her and invites her back to play, although Aisha does not accept.

When the main character and her friends say good-bye to each other at the airport, they promise to see each other soon. Aisha Bhatt invites them to stay in her apartment in New York, since she made a lot of money from the Norwegians.

The Billionaire's Baby

In order to get a break from the stress of worrying whether your IVF procedure has been a success, Billionaire invites you along to his/her New York City work conference. You spend the day sightseeing before the two of you attend a black-tie corporate event together.

Bloodbound

New York's vampire history began when Gaius Augustine brought his followers to North America to escape widespread hunting in Europe. Vampires aided the colonies during the American Revolutionary War in exchange for the right to live as a "shadow kingdom", operating in secret alongside human cities.

After several centuries of living in secrecy, Gaius became tired of hiding and developed a plan to destroy humanity, giving vampires true dominion over the earth. His plan was twofold: first, keep a select few humans (only enough to support the vampire population) in a near-vegetative state to harvest their blood, and second, release a plaque known as the "reaper virus" to wipe out the rest of the human race. Unable to accept Gaius's plan, Adrian, Kamilah, Vega, Lester, Priya, and the Baron joined together to subdue Gaius and contain him in the Onyx Sarcophagus.

In order to keep the peace, Gaius's followers set up a system of government in which each of them ruled one clan of vampires. This allowed them to monitor the New York vampire population and hold one another accountable for group decisions. Adam Vega later tried to frame Adrian for the feral vampire outbreak so he would be executed, leaving his Council seat open. However, Adrian is rescued and Vega dies in the battle, leading Jax to take over Vega's spot after the New York Council Meeting.

Gaius later returns and attacks the council, killing the Baron (and later Lester) and forcing you and your friends to flee New York in search of a way to kill Gaius. By the time you return, Gaius has come out of hiding, most of New York lies in ruins, and the human population has been evacuated.

Gaius's and Priya's forces perform a raid and take many members of the former Shadow Den prisoner, demanding your surrender as ransom. During the battle, Priya is possibly killed. Your group decides to pretend to cooperate and turn Gaius's own trap into an ambush, but he predicts your plan. In the climactic battle, you are stabbed but manage to stake Gaius, transforming him into a tree and freeing New York from his control.

In Book 3, you come back to life several days later and finds the city in a chaotic state. The group is given a few days to get things back under control when Bishop and his group of the Unchained emerges. Your group succeeds, nevertheless, and Bishop is killed by Rheya Apostolous when she returns. In Chapter 7, you all visit Times Square with Rheya and notice that reconstruction is underway. "Times Square Spider-Man" and the "Naked Cowboy" (a musician performing in his underwear since the late 1990s[4]) are performing as usual, and Your Character points to a billboard for the Broadway show Phantom of the Opera.

Rheya quickly becomes a celebrated member of the New York social and political elite, taking point on efforts to convince New Yorkers that it is safe to return to the city. She is quickly given her own mansion before it is revealed that she is using the human and vampire residents of the city to seek even greater power and elevate herself to godhood. You and your friends flee the city, returning after the Battle at the South Pacific Island. You confront her, and she kills either Jax or Lily before you are able to kill her.

After Rheya's death, you and your friends go public about the existence of vampires. A Vampire-Human Relations Committee is formed (of which Adrian becomes Chairman) to help establish the relationship between the two species, including passing the Vampire Rights Act. Either Jax founds a youth center for vampires and humans to learn martial arts together, or one is founded in his memory. Synthetic Blood Bars are common, and interspecies romantic relationships proliferate. BLOODBOUND, a movie apparently based on the events of the books, is under production in Hollywood. Ultimately, the city is able to find a new equilibrium in which vampires and humans coexist, with neither species having power over the other.

Crimes of Passion

You grew up and still live and work in New York City. Initially a police officer following your late father's footsteps, you left the police after being forced to take the fall for police corruption you wanted to fight. You now live above your uncle's bar and work for the Ginovesi Private Detective Agency where you are hired to investigate the disappearance of Sonja Dormer who is shortly afterwards found to have been murdered. Your investigation leads to her friend Trystan Thorne, an exiled Drakovian prince/princess who joins your investigation to find Sonja's killer. When Trystan's sister Marguerite Thorne is kidnapped, you also discover the the mastermind behind the killings.

The Freshman, Book 4

During your summer break, you and your friends go on a road trip to visit one another. After rendezvousing with James in upstate New York, your group goes to New York City to visit James's friend Teddy for his stand-up comedy set and to go clubbing. Your evening is cut short when Zack has a panic attack, and you leave to meet Kaitlyn in Texas the next day.

The Heist: Monaco

At the beginning of The Heist: Monaco, you and your crew are working a job in New York City. You are robbing pharmaceutical mogul Barrett Carlisle, known for grossly overcharging patients for vital medications. You break into Carlisle's Manhattan high rise in order to steal a million-dollar diamond from his safe.

Although you quickly gain access to the diamond, your partner, Ansel, tells you that Carlisle is returning unexpectedly. You improvise an escape, and your crew heads to one of Rye's nearby safe houses in Brooklyn. When you reach the safe house, you realize Ansel has betrayed the crew. Eris slows down the police with explosives, giving you and Rye the chance to escape. You flee the country, while Eris is arrested and Ansel becomes famous and successful as an ex-thief.

Several years later, you return to NYC to recruit Niles Edison for your crew.

Home for the Holidays

Piquant Press (the company for which both you and Nick work) is in New York City.

Hot Couture

New York is the primary setting of Hot Couture, where you work for Hazel Boutique. Your first studio apartment is in Chelsea.

Kindred

You and Kaine visit New York to attend a wraith meeting.

Laws of Attraction

New York is home to the offices of McGraw Byrne, where you work. You and your co-workers live near the offices to save time commuting.

Ms. Match

Your Character (Ms. Match) is swept into a matchmaking competition, where you compete against Rival Matchmaker to become CEO of Two's Co. Matchmaking Services. Two's Co. Matchmaking Services' offices, your father's bar The Stockyard, as well as your and Rival's respective apartments all reside in New York City.

The Stockyard is specifically set in Chelsea, Manhattan.

The Nanny Affair

In The Nanny Affair, Book 1, you begin working as a nanny under Sam Dalton, caring for his/her young sons Mickey and Mason. The Daltons live in New York City and you visit a variety of locations while in Sam's employ. In Chapter 7, you can take a premium choice to visit Coney Island[5] with the boys. During the company picnic in Central Park, the twins say that they can see their apartment from the park, suggesting that the Daltons live in Manhattan.

In Chapter 1 of Book 2, you, Sam, and the children return to NYC from your stay in Italy. Sam asks you to move in as his/her girlfriend and at the same time fires you since s/he thinks you should be more to the family than the boys' nanny. You suggest training the new nanny and Sam assures you that they will make your successor sign an NDA to help prevent details about your relationship from getting out to the public. A few days later, Jordan Le manages to convince both you and Sam to hire him/her. The following week is the twins' last day of summer vacation before starting their third grade at Sterling Academy. When it's revealed that the boys will be in different classes, Mason doesn't take the news as well as Mickey. You can choose to take the boys to a little amusement park outside the city or to give Mason a pep talk. After dropping off the boys at school, you and Sam leave for a shareholder meeting which turns out to be a ruse to get both Sam and Robin in the same room after the events of Book 1. Mason Sr. reveals that there will be a competition for CEO and the new CEO will be announced at the company holiday party three months later, in December. In the afternoon, you and Jordan wait to pick up the twins from school and overhear the other parents gossiping about you and Sam, and when they start being rude to you, Jordan jumps to your defense. Hearing about your experience at the school, Sam suggests hiring a publicist to help make your relationship public. Naya is hired as publicist and insists you move into your own apartment to make your love story more convincing, and suggests you throw a housewarming party to get the other parents on your side which leads to you getting an invite to a regatta. Naya and Sam set up a new official meet cute for you and Sam at said regatta.

Perfect Match

Both you and your cousin, Nadia, live in New York City, although you live in Brooklyn and Nadia in Manhattan. Your friend Damien also lives in New York City, where he runs a PI business.

It is in New York where Nadia is first referred to Eros Matchmaking, meets Steve, and later suggests that you try the service. You go to Eros's New York office to complete your testing and are eventually matched with Hayden. The two of you bond quickly and go on dates in various places around the city. Eventually, you, Hayden, Steve, and Nadia go upstate to visit his father. You get into a car accident, after which Steve disappears and Hayden begins acting erratically.

Distraught by Steve's apparent abandonment of her, Nadia demands that you all investigate Eros. Although somewhat skeptical, You and Damien agree to help. Soon, Hayden's condition worsens and (s)he falls into what appears to be a coma during dinner at the apartment (s)he shares with Sloane. When you attempt to visit Hayden in the hospital only to find that (s)he is missing, you become desperate and break into Eros's offices. You meet Sloane there and find out that she actually works for Eros but is attempting to help Hayden escape.

She reveals that Hayden and Steve are both "Matches", hyper-sophisticated androids that can pass for human beings. She fears that Eros will erase Hayden's program due to the damage it sustained and repurpose the android body. The five of you hide in Damien's office temporarily before you flee the country.

You eventually return to the East Coast to stop Eros from assassinating President Vera Thompson. You succeed in saving the president, and Keegan establishes an order of surviving Matches in the wake of Eros being disbanded. After Eros's defeat, you and your friends continue to live in New York City. Khaan also states that he plans to move there with his son.

The Phantom Agent

In Chapter 8, you, Agent Gray, and Vivian Lopez go to New York to protect a CEO (Norma Kayoda); but at the end of the chapter, another CEO (Chester Stromberg) is kidnapped by The Contractor and The Architect. In Chapter 9, you and Agent Gray chase Chester's kidnappers in an effort to rescue him; but he is shot at the end of the chapter.

Platinum

After you are signed for a record deal with OverKnight records, you move to New York City to begin your career. The company sets you up with an apartment in the city and studio time with Micah, an up-and-coming producer. You also collaborate with Avery and Raleigh, attending glamorous events such as the MoDA gala and performing for large crowds.

Your best friend Shane also moves to New York, leaving slightly before you do to pursue a film degree. Despite being in the same city, your rising star status puts pressure on your friendship, potentially causing Shane to distance himself from you for some time after you miss his directorial debut.

After your disastrous performance at the Vinyl Awards, Ellis Knight sends you away from New York City to wait out the media frenzy. You return to your hometown but keep up with the situation in New York to some extent by watching what your friends are doing on TV news and the radio.

Queen B

You attend Belvoire University which is described as "New York City's most exclusive college". In Chapter 6, Poppy states the Downtown Animal Rescue is located on East 45th. The T also refers to Dr. Maragussian's plastic surgery clinic located on 72nd and Park. In Book 1, Chapter 7, the characters go to Club Malibu, which Poppy's parents own.

Red Carpet Diaries

In Book 2, you arrive home from Russia to find that your street is closed off for filming, part of Viktor Montmartre's campaign to harass you. Victoria offers to fly you out to New York to visit her while she's filming. If you take the premium choice, you spend a night relaxing and exploring New York with her. You go to a number of places around the city, including a Moroccan restaurant and a dive bar where the two of you sing karaoke, and then return home.

Roommates with Benefits

In Chapter 15, you decide to surprise your Roommate by booking tickets at Madison Square Garden to watch an Indebted Fallen concert as his/her birthday present. You arrive via train and when Roommate is blindfolded, there's a situation at the train station where Roommate and an old man get tangled. You save them just to find out later that the old man was a pickpocket who stole Roommate's wallet and that the tickets you booked aren't for the backstage area but for normal seats. You two still manage to get back onto the train right before the doors close and hence avoid being stuck in NYC. While on the train, you confess your feelings to Roommate who only says thank you while in shock.

The Royal Romance

You are originally from New York City. Your life in New York is generally unfulfilling with a waitressing job at a bar that you dislike. At the beginning of Book 1, you agree to cover a shift for your friend Daniel so that he can go on a date. While serving a bachelor party, you meet Drake, Maxwell, Tariq, and Liam.

You immediately strike up a rapport with Liam, who asks for a recommendation for a bar to finish up the evening. You suggest either a trendy club or a secluded beach, and Liam invites you to join the bachelor party. As the other men relax, you and Liam slip away, and he reveals that he is the crown prince of Cordonia, come to New York to celebrate his bachelor party before he returns home to get engaged.

Later, you have the option to take Liam to see the Statue of Liberty, calling in a favor to gain late night access to Liberty Island.[6] You cite a "Ramen Noodle Incident" in college as an explanation. You and Liam bond for a time, and you have the opportunity to kiss him. You part ways not expecting to see him again, but as you are leaving for work the next day, Maxwell shows up and invites you to come to Cordonia to compete for Liam's hand on behalf of House Beaumont, which you accept.

You don't return to New York City until the end of Book 2, when Liam and Madeleine's engagement tour makes a stop in New York. They complete a number of diplomatic obligations, including attending a party at the UN.[7] You find Tariq in LA and clear your name, causing Liam to break off his engagement. He then takes you back to the Statue of Liberty and proposes to you. Later, you have the opportunity to visit Coney Island[5] with your friends. You can occasionally mention New York again in Book 3 and again in The Royal Heir series.

Save the Date

New York is the primary setting of Save the Date, where you work at Concept Events as an accountant before being fired in Chapter 1. You then go on to start your own wedding planning business based in the city.

Ship of Dreams

The Titanic's final destination is New York City but she sinks before reaching it. Survivors are rescued by the Carpathia and arrive in New York City in Chapter 20. This is where Theo proposes to you and you say yes. You can then celebrate your engagement in a bar.

The Unexpected Heiress

After your older sister Amelia dies in London, you are sent to take her place in her engagement. As you depart for London, you say goodbye to the other members of your family in New York.

Villainous Valentine

Mentioned In

The Deadliest Game (Determinant)

In Chapter 7, if you decide to get a sneak peek of Dante's movie with him, he does some vocal warm-ups, one of which includes, "You need New York. U-nique New York. You know you need u-nique New York".

Endless Summer, Book 3

During Estela's idol vision, Nicolas tells her that she should be in an exciting place with other young people rather than on San Trobida, suggesting that she go somewhere like New York or London. She insists that she doesn't want to leave their home and says that she's planning to settle down and start a family there.

The Freshman

James Ashton is from New York. Yasmin Udoka usually works in Manhattan.

High School Story, Book 3

In a premium flashback scene of Chapter 3, young Scott tells young Julia Mason that he is from New York and stresses that he's referring to the state and not the city. However, he also visited New York City but didn't meet famous people. The way he talks indicates that he has gotten used to people confusing them both and asking him about New York City as a result.

Murder at Homecoming

Gabbie mentions wanting to elope to New York City in her letter to Mr. Lewis which is found by Your Character (Murder at Homecoming) in Chapter 8. In Chapter 10, it's revealed that she wanted to elope together with Joanna.

My Two First Loves

The main character can talk about art school in New York. If she exchanges gifts with Bad Boy, a key chain of the Statue of Liberty will appear.

Rules of Engagement, Book 1

During the flight to Paris, the main character and Business Guy talk about the pros and cons of traveling. He mentions that it can be glamorous to have breakfast in Milan and dinner in New York.

The Senior

If you are dating Kaitlyn during The Senior, the two of you will break up over a conflict between her music career and your writing, with Kaitlyn leaving for New York. If you choose to reconcile with her, you will have the choice either to follow Kaitlyn to New York or to have her follow you to London.

Slow Burn

In Chapter 15, it is mentioned that Mark Barnett, Antoine's sous chef in the competition, works at Antoine's restaurant in New York.

Veil of Secrets

In Veil of Secrets, you are from New York City and work for an NYC-based newspaper called the New York Herald (a real newspaper that went out of business in 1924[8]) at the start of the book. Unless you choose to spend diamonds to stay in Birchport, you will return to New York at the end of the book.

You confirm that you live in the city in Chapter 1 if you flirt with Grant, and you mention NYC again in Chapter 2. If you say you prefer the city to hiking, you advise Naomi to visit it at least once, but if prefer hiking you say that Central Park doesn't compare. In Chapter 8, you compare parts of Birchport to some Brooklyn neighborhoods where the community helps each other.

In Chapter 11, Mac Hornby questions your morality by revealing that you were arrested and charged with a crime in New York City two years ago. You explain that you were charged with trespassing while doing your job and that the charges were dismissed.

Gallery

Famous Landmarks

City Views

Arts & Recreation

Public Buildings

Along Came Treble

Bachelorette Party

The Billionaire's Baby

Bloodbound

City Views

Recreation

Private Residences

Misc.

Crimes of Passion

City Views

Shops & Businesses

Recreation & Events

Private Schools & Public Buildings

Private Residences

Misc

The Freshman, Book 4

Home for the Holidays

Hot Couture

Private Residences

Kindred

Laws of Attraction

Street & City Views

Government Buildings & Public Services

Businesses

Private Residences

Ms. Match

The Nanny Affair

Street & City Views

Businesses

Arts & Entertainment

Event Venues