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==Points of interest==
==Points of interest==
The neighborhood is home to the [[National Union of Contemporary Arts]] (NUCA) at P. 45, near the intersection of Hancock Street, The [[East Borough Bridge]], and the [[LC24 Tower]], across the street from NUCA. There's a [[Bank of Liberty]] branch on [[Dukes Boulevard]] and Harrison Street. In western East Island City, along Dukes Drive by the [[Humboldt River|Humboldt]], is [[Dukes Park]] with a nice skyline view of [[Algonquin]]. Both areas are in the northeast extension of the neighborhood. A large abandoned warehouse covered in graffiti has several characters of the GTA franchise painted on it,<ref>If the player looks at it closely it is artwork from former Grand Theft Auto games, more specifically from [[Grand Theft Auto III]], [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City]] and [[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]]. The pictures consist of artwork of [[Ryder]], [[El Burro (GTA III)|El Burro]], GTA III Cover (United Kingdom version), [[8-Ball]], [[Kenji Kasen]], [[Misty]], [[Police Maverick]] (San Andreas box art), Red Motorcycle (Vice City box art), Woman in pink two piece (Vice City box art) and [[Mercedes Cortez]]. This is similar to easter eggs in the [[Looking for that Special Someone]] trailer.</ref> which is likely based on [[wikipedia:5 Pointz|5pointz]]. A police precinct can be found at the intersection of Livingston Street and Bunker Hill Avenue. There is also Silverback Studios, a parody of [[wp:Silvercup Studios|Silvercup Studios]].
The neighborhood is home to the [[National Union of Contemporary Arts]] (NUCA) at P. 45, near the intersection of Hancock Street, The [[East Borough Bridge]], and the [[LC24 Tower]], across the street from NUCA. There's a [[Bank of Liberty]] branch on [[Dukes Boulevard]] and Harrison Street. In western East Island City, along Dukes Drive by the [[Humboldt River|Humboldt]], is [[Dukes Park]] with a nice skyline view of [[Algonquin]]. Both areas are in the northeast extension of the neighborhood. A large abandoned warehouse covered in graffiti has several characters of the GTA franchise painted on it,<ref>If the player looks at it closely it is artwork from former Grand Theft Auto games, more specifically from [[Grand Theft Auto III]], [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City]] and [[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]]. The pictures consist of artwork of [[Ryder]], [[El Burro (GTA III)|El Burro]], GTA III Cover (United Kingdom version), [[8-Ball]], [[Kenji Kasen]], [[Misty]], [[Police Maverick]] (San Andreas box art), Red Motorcycle (Vice City box art), Woman in pink two piece (Vice City box art) and [[Mercedes Cortez]]. The same location is seem in the [[Looking for that Special Someone]] trailer.</ref> which is likely based on [[wp:5 Pointz|5pointz]]. A police precinct can be found at the intersection of Livingston Street and Bunker Hill Avenue. There is also Silverback Studios, a parody of [[wp:Silvercup Studios|Silvercup Studios]].


==Influences==
==Influences==