New York City

From Marvel Database

City of New York

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Official Name

City of New York

Aliases

The Big Apple, Gotham City, The City that Never Sleeps, The Capital of the World, Empire City, The Melting Pot

Location Details

Universe

Earth-616

Galaxy

Milky Way

Star System

Sol

Planet

Earth

Country

United States of America

State

New York State

First appearance

Marvel Comics #1
(October, 1939)

History

New York City is the largest city and largest metropolitan area, by population, in the United States. It is an international center for politics, theatre, music, fashion, finance, and culture. New York City is classified as a Global City, and houses the United Nations. The city is home to many landmarks including the Statue of Liberty, Empire State Building, Flatiron Building, Chrysler Building, and St. Patrick's Cathedral. The World Trade Center, also known as the Twin Towers, adorned the skyline until a terrorist attack on September 11th, 2001.

In the 616 Universe, New York City is a superhero hub. Fantastic Four and Avengers headquarters are located within the city. Major heroes like Spider-Man and Daredevil also operate in various neighborhoods. Many major attacks or events have occurred within the city limits including the coming of Galactus and Onslaught's siege.

Points of Interest

New York City proper comprises five boroughs:

• Brooklyn
• The Bronx
• Manhattan
• Queens
• Staten Island

Landmarks

• Daily Bugle Building (Former Goodman Building on 39th Street and Second Avenue): Offices of the Daily Bugle Newspaper
• Baxter Building/Four Freedoms Plaza: 42nd Street and Madison Avenue, headquarters of the Fantastic Four
• Avengers Mansion (destroyed): 890 Fifth Avenue, previous dwelling of the Avengers
• The Raft: On Rykers Island, a maximum security superhuman prison.
• Sanctum Sanctorum: Doctor Strange's home in Greenwich Village
• Empire State University: Prestigious university attended by Peter Parker, Emma Frost, Johnny Storm, and Gwen Stacy.

Notes

• The two major newspapers of 616 New York City are The Daily Bugle and The Daily Globe.
  
  

Trivia

• In the real world, Marvel Comics was originally headquartered at 387 Park Avenue South but has since moved to 10 East 40th Street.

See Also

• Appearances of New York City
• Location Gallery: New York City

Links and References

• Marvel Atlas Project (beta) - New York City
• The Official New York City Site
• New York City article at the DC Database Project

Notable Appearances

• Fantastic Four #3 - The Fantastic Four relocated to New York!
• Fantastic Four #4 - New York City evacuated for the first time as the city was attacked by Giganto!
• Fantastic Four #15 - A small meteor struck the waters outside of New York's lower bay causing a violent earth tremor that knocked out all electrical power in the city and caused numerous small fires and explosions.