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==Geography==

~~[[File:Algonquin-GTAIV-panorama-night.png|thumb|left|500px|Liberty City at night as seen from the south.]]~~

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Liberty City is divided into 65 individual and unique neighborhoods which are spread across four boroughs within Liberty City, and also part of the state of [[Alderney]], including [[Alderney City]].

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~~In addition, Liberty City has three smaller islands: [[Charge Island]], [[Colony Island]], and [[Happiness Island]], all surrounding the Borough of [[Algonquin]].~~

~~== History of Liberty City ==~~

~~{{main|A History of Liberty City}}~~

~~[[File:LibertyCity-GTAIV-skyline-sunset.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Liberty City in Grand Theft Auto IV, looking across to [[Algonquin]] from a park in [[Broker]].]]~~

Liberty City first began when the Dutch sent out English explorer [[Horatio Humboldt]] to find a new location for them to sell [[Drugs|Marijuana]] in 1609 and he sailed to the Humboldt river. The Dutch became a colony and soon Europeans traveled to city to find what freedom was truly like in the colony of New Rotterdam which promised convenience stores and public hangings as well as a slave trade craze which swept the colony ever since the very first ship load of slaves. Eventually, the English set sail for the colony, which was based on the slender island named Algonquin after an old Indian word with the same pronunciation and the settlers signed a petition to be ruled by the British. Soon the English expanded the colonies by eradicating natives and took over three new islands for the colony. The first consisted of both Broker, named after the king's bastard son who was conceived by a milk maid and the other Dukes, after the term Duky because the people smelled like excrement. Alderney was named after a man called Phillip D'Alderney, the only man who could bear living in the swampy industrial island. The smallest island was named Bohan for the Dutch word for Dutch word.

The British and the Americans fought in what was to be known as the American revolution for freedom from taxes, and after receiving a statue of a transvestite eating ice cream from the French, the Americans won and removed the Union Jack and melting the statue of King George into chains, toilet seats and gold teeth. Slavery was soon outlawed in Liberty City and women were forced to spend time under train tracks servicing men. The politicians of Liberty City moved to Washington DC when Liberty City's status as the capital of the nation was removed and given to DC. Frederick O' Fitzpatrick decided to head to the south and teach them a lesson after tensions risen and a civil war was on the horizon, but before doing so constructed Middle Park. Beyond the tranquility, people were tired of living in black and white and riots ensued, which didn't help with a civil war looming.

~~==City Information==~~

As of 2008, the population of Liberty City is 8,363,710. The current mayor is [[Julio Ochoa]] while the Deputy Mayor is [[Bryce Dawkins]]. [[Thomas Stubbs III]] is Liberty City's congressman. The time setting is approximately in April to September 2008.

The area of the city is compressed in size (as seen with the Empire State Building's proximity to the Broker Bridge in the final shot), and the various landmarks are placed much closer to each other than in real life. The entire map is smaller than that of [[State of San Andreas|San Andreas]], but is immensely more detailed. This makes Liberty City in GTA IV the most lifelike city to feature in any [[Grand Theft Auto]] game yet. From the massive buildings and large mass of traffic on every block of Algonquin, to residential areas of Bohan, Rockstar has successfully compromised quantity for quality, although the lack of pedestrians in normally crowded places such as Star Junction has drawn criticism.

Liberty City is an incredibly diverse city and so are its neighborhoods and residents. Such examples of diverse neighborhoods include the large Russian, Italian-American and African-American populations found in various neighborhoods across the city. Liberty City's residents are known for their sarcastic attitude. The demonym of a Liberty City inhabitant is "Libertonian".

~~====Crime====~~

Crime is life in Liberty City, most likely brought about by the large number of gangs in Liberty, each fighting for control of the city and will use any means possible. [[The Commission]] is an Italian-American Mafia association of all the major gangs in the city, including the Five Families are the [[Ancelotti Family]], the [[Pavano Family]], [[Gambetti Family]], the [[Messina Family]] and the [[Lupisella Family]]. Towards the end of GTA IV, the [[Pegorino Family]] are trying to gain a place in The Commission. There are other major crime organizations such as the [[Irish American Killers|Irish]], and the [[Algonquin Triads|Triads]]. There are, of course, many ethnic street gangs in Liberty City as well, such as the [[North Holland Hustlers]], the [[Dominican Drug Cartel|Northwood Dominican Drug Dealers]], and the [[Spanish Lords]].

This is the city where anything goes, so long as you don't get caught. There has been a crackdown on crime in recent years and the police are everywhere in the city these days. The force responsible for patrolling and maintaining order in Liberty City and Alderney is the '''[[LCPD in GTA IV Era|Liberty City Police Department]]''' or '''LCPD'''.

~~====Food & Drink====~~

Much of Liberty City's catering scene comprises of fast food chains and food stands/ vendors. Two of the most dominant fast food chains within the city are the [[Burger Shot]] and [[Cluckin' Bell]] franchises. Their restaurants can be found in several locations across the city. Hot Dog [[vendors]] can also be found in many locations, as well as a few hamburger vendors and mixed nuts vendors around Liberty City, particularly around [[Middle Park]].

~~===Sports Teams===~~

Liberty City, being one of the largest cities in GTA's America, is home to many major league sports franchises. The [[Liberty Swingers]] are the baseball team, likely based off a combination of the [[wp:New York Mets|New York Mets]], [[wp:New York Yankees|New York Yankees]] and [[wp:Brooklyn Dodgers|Brooklyn Dodgers]], a basketball team, the [[Liberty City Penetrators]], which is based off the [[wp:New York Knicks|New York Knicks]], a women's basketball team, the [[Liberty City Salamanders]] (based off the [[wp:New York Liberty|New York Liberty]], a hockey team, the [[Liberty City Rampage]], who aren't based off either pro hockey team from New York, but have a logo that's similar to an older [[wp:Washington Capitals|Washington Capitals]] logo, albeit recolored, and a soccer team, [[Red Mist FC]], which are based off the real life New York soccer team, [[wp:The New York Red Bulls|New York Red Bulls]].

~~==Transportation==~~

~~[[File:BoothTunnel-GTAIV-Alderneyend.jpg|thumb|right|250px|One of the entrances to the [[Booth Tunnel]].]]~~

The main form of transport throughout Liberty City is by road, there is a prominent [[Freeways in GTA IV|freeway]] in each borough, with two in Algonquin and another stretching from Broker to Dukes. A [[Bridges in Liberty City in GTA IV|bridge]] connects each island to [[Algonquin]], with two from Algonquin to [[Broker]] and another from [[Dukes]] to [[Bohan]].

There is also an extensive [[Subway in GTA IV|subway]] system, connecting the many areas of Broker, Dukes, Algonquin, and Bohan with two main routes. One serves inner Algonquin and Bohan, the other serves outer Algonquin and Broker/Dukes.

Every street in the new Liberty City has a name. All the streets on each island mean something. For example, most streets in Broker are named after famous cowboys; streets in Dukes are named after patriotic events, and streets in Algonquin are named after U.S. State Capitals.

~~[[File:Train-GTAIV-front.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Subway lines]]~~

Helicopters can be flown either by the player or by an NPC pilot when participating in Helitours, and Liberty City has an international airport named [[Francis International Airport in GTA IV Era|Francis International]], though the aircraft cannot be used by the player in the game. Boats can also be used to travel between the islands.

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~~==Neighborhoods==~~

~~This is the lists of~~ neighborhoods in Liberty City ~~with [[~~Alderney~~]].~~

All neighborhoods in Liberty City and Alderney:

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In addition, Liberty City has three smaller islands: [[Charge Island]], [[Colony Island]], and [[Happiness Island]], all surrounding the Borough of [[Algonquin]].

== History of Liberty City ==

[[File:LibertyCity-GTAIV-skyline-sunset.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Liberty City in Grand Theft Auto IV, looking across to [[Algonquin]] from a park in [[Broker]].]]

Liberty City first began when the Dutch sent out English explorer [[Horatio Humboldt]] to find a new location for them to sell [[Drugs|Marijuana]] in 1609 and he sailed to the Humboldt river. The Dutch became a colony and soon Europeans traveled to city to find what freedom was truly like in the colony of New Rotterdam which promised convenience stores and public hangings as well as a slave trade craze which swept the colony ever since the very first ship load of slaves. Eventually, the English set sail for the colony, which was based on the slender island named Algonquin after an old Indian word with the same pronunciation and the settlers signed a petition to be ruled by the British. Soon the English expanded the colonies by eradicating natives and took over three new islands for the colony. The first consisted of both Broker, named after the king's bastard son who was conceived by a milk maid and the other Dukes, after the term Duky because the people smelled like excrement. Alderney was named after a man called Phillip D'Alderney, the only man who could bear living in the swampy industrial island. The smallest island was named Bohan for the Dutch word for Dutch word.

The British and the Americans fought in what was to be known as the American revolution for freedom from taxes, and after receiving a statue of a transvestite eating ice cream from the French, the Americans won and removed the Union Jack and melting the statue of King George into chains, toilet seats and gold teeth. Slavery was soon outlawed in Liberty City and women were forced to spend time under train tracks servicing men. The politicians of Liberty City moved to Washington DC when Liberty City's status as the capital of the nation was removed and given to DC. Frederick O' Fitzpatrick decided to head to the south and teach them a lesson after tensions risen and a civil war was on the horizon, but before doing so constructed Middle Park. Beyond the tranquility, people were tired of living in black and white and riots ensued, which didn't help with a civil war looming.

==City Information==

[[File:Algonquin-GTAIV-panorama-night.png|thumb|right|400px|Liberty City at night as seen from the south.]]

As of 2008, the population of Liberty City is 8,363,710. The current mayor is [[Julio Ochoa]] while the Deputy Mayor is [[Bryce Dawkins]]. [[Thomas Stubbs III]] is Liberty City's congressman. The time setting is approximately in April to September 2008.

The area of the city is compressed in size (as seen with the Empire State Building's proximity to the Broker Bridge in the final shot), and the various landmarks are placed much closer to each other than in real life. The entire map is smaller than that of [[State of San Andreas|San Andreas]], but is immensely more detailed. This makes Liberty City in GTA IV the most lifelike city to feature in any [[Grand Theft Auto]] game yet. From the massive buildings and large mass of traffic on every block of Algonquin, to residential areas of Bohan, Rockstar has successfully compromised quantity for quality, although the lack of pedestrians in normally crowded places such as Star Junction has drawn criticism.

Liberty City is an incredibly diverse city and so are its neighborhoods and residents. Such examples of diverse neighborhoods include the large Russian, Italian-American and African-American populations found in various neighborhoods across the city. Liberty City's residents are known for their sarcastic attitude. The demonym of a Liberty City inhabitant is "Libertonian".

====Crime====

Crime is life in Liberty City, most likely brought about by the large number of gangs in Liberty, each fighting for control of the city and will use any means possible. [[The Commission]] is an Italian-American Mafia association of all the major gangs in the city, including the Five Families are the [[Ancelotti Family]], the [[Pavano Family]], [[Gambetti Family]], the [[Messina Family]] and the [[Lupisella Family]]. Towards the end of GTA IV, the [[Pegorino Family]] are trying to gain a place in The Commission. There are other major crime organizations such as the [[Irish American Killers|Irish]], and the [[Algonquin Triads|Triads]]. There are, of course, many ethnic street gangs in Liberty City as well, such as the [[North Holland Hustlers]], the [[Dominican Drug Cartel|Northwood Dominican Drug Dealers]], and the [[Spanish Lords]].

This is the city where anything goes, so long as you don't get caught. There has been a crackdown on crime in recent years and the police are everywhere in the city these days. The force responsible for patrolling and maintaining order in Liberty City and Alderney is the '''[[LCPD in GTA IV Era|Liberty City Police Department]]''' or '''LCPD'''.

====Food & Drink====

Much of Liberty City's catering scene comprises of fast food chains and food stands/ vendors. Two of the most dominant fast food chains within the city are the [[Burger Shot]] and [[Cluckin' Bell]] franchises. Their restaurants can be found in several locations across the city. Hot Dog [[vendors]] can also be found in many locations, as well as a few hamburger vendors and mixed nuts vendors around Liberty City, particularly around [[Middle Park]].

===Sports Teams===

Liberty City, being one of the largest cities in GTA's America, is home to many major league sports franchises. The [[Liberty Swingers]] are the baseball team, likely based off a combination of the [[wp:New York Mets|New York Mets]], [[wp:New York Yankees|New York Yankees]] and [[wp:Brooklyn Dodgers|Brooklyn Dodgers]], a basketball team, the [[Liberty City Penetrators]], which is based off the [[wp:New York Knicks|New York Knicks]], a women's basketball team, the [[Liberty City Salamanders]] (based off the [[wp:New York Liberty|New York Liberty]], a hockey team, the [[Liberty City Rampage]], who aren't based off either pro hockey team from New York, but have a logo that's similar to an older [[wp:Washington Capitals|Washington Capitals]] logo, albeit recolored, and a soccer team, [[Red Mist FC]], which are based off the real life New York soccer team, [[wp:The New York Red Bulls|New York Red Bulls]].

==Transportation==

[[File:BoothTunnel-GTAIV-Alderneyend.jpg|thumb|right|250px|One of the entrances to the [[Booth Tunnel]].]]

The main form of transport throughout Liberty City is by road, there is a prominent [[Freeways in GTA IV|freeway]] in each borough, with two in Algonquin and another stretching from Broker to Dukes. A [[Bridges in Liberty City in GTA IV|bridge]] connects each island to [[Algonquin]], with two from Algonquin to [[Broker]] and another from [[Dukes]] to [[Bohan]].

There is also an extensive [[Subway in GTA IV|subway]] system, connecting the many areas of Broker, Dukes, Algonquin, and Bohan with two main routes. One serves inner Algonquin and Bohan, the other serves outer Algonquin and Broker/Dukes.

Every street in the new Liberty City has a name. All the streets on each island mean something. For example, most streets in Broker are named after famous cowboys; streets in Dukes are named after patriotic events, and streets in Algonquin are named after U.S. State Capitals.

[[File:Train-GTAIV-front.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Subway lines]]

Helicopters can be flown either by the player or by an NPC pilot when participating in Helitours, and Liberty City has an international airport named [[Francis International Airport in GTA IV Era|Francis International]], though the aircraft cannot be used by the player in the game. Boats can also be used to travel between the islands.

==Choice of setting==