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'''Dukes''' is a borough of [[Liberty City in GTA IV Era|Liberty City]] in [[Grand Theft Auto IV]]. Whilst it only contains eight out of the city's sixty five neighborhoods, the Dukes neighbourhoods themselves are large, meaning that the borough is fairly large, being equal in size, if not, slightly larger than its neighboring borough [[Broker]], it has an estimated population of 1,418,844. Its real-life archetype is [[wikipedia:Queens|Queens]]. Dukes wasn't named after the position '''Duke, '''but that "the | '''Dukes''' is a borough of [[Liberty City in GTA IV Era|Liberty City]] in [[Grand Theft Auto IV]]. Whilst it only contains eight out of the city's sixty five neighborhoods, the Dukes neighbourhoods themselves are large, meaning that the borough is fairly large, being equal in size, if not, slightly larger than its neighboring borough [[Broker]], it has an estimated population of 1,418,844. Its real-life archetype is [[wikipedia:Queens|Queens]]. Dukes wasn't named after the position '''Duke, '''but that "the place really smelled like shit", naming it after the word "dukey" or "poop". Streets in Dukes are named after major battles in US history, such as Concord Avenue, Bunker Hill Avenue, Yorktown Avenue, Saratoga Avenue, Ticonderoga Avenue and Stillwater Avenue. The borough is spread across two islands. Seven of it's eight districts are located on the [[Broker]]/Dukes mainland island, whilst the [[Charge Island]] neighbourhood is located on [[Charge Island]] to the west. | ||
The real Queens is the largest of five boroughs in the city of New York, mostly residential, very ethnically diverse and is home to both of the city's major airports, LaGuardia Airport and John F. Kennedy International Airport. The Queensboro Bridge connects Queens with Manhattan (New York County). The borough of Queens is coterminous with Queens County. The Queens County borders with New York County (Manhattan), Bronx County (Bronx), Kings County (Brooklyn), and Nassau County (not part of New York City). | The real Queens is the largest of five boroughs in the city of New York, mostly residential, very ethnically diverse and is home to both of the city's major airports, LaGuardia Airport and John F. Kennedy International Airport. The Queensboro Bridge connects Queens with Manhattan (New York County). The borough of Queens is coterminous with Queens County. The Queens County borders with New York County (Manhattan), Bronx County (Bronx), Kings County (Brooklyn), and Nassau County (not part of New York City). | ||