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Question For The Nerds: What Geeky Fiction Can You Think Of That Features New York City?

Help me out and you will be richly rewarded.* I'm trying to assemble a Nerd Guide to locations in New York, and so far I only have stuff from The Dark Tower, Peter Parker's house in Queens, and some of the key locations in Ghostbusters. What else??????

Question For The Nerds: What Geeky Fiction Can You Think Of That Features New York City?

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*You will probably not be richly rewarded.

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  • Classic Star Trek. Edith Keeler's 23rd St Mission from City on the Edge of Forever.

    richardj7
    4 months ago
  • Raiden fought Solidus in a totally sweet ninja battle on top of federal hall in mgs2, not to mention that the big shell tanker and arsenal gear, where most of the game takes place, is somewhere in the hudson river.  Crysis 2 saw the whole of central park ripped from the ground in the ending (spoilers?) The ending of the first x-men takes place on the statue of liberty's head.  Oh and in men in black 2 the entire city gets neuralyzed.

    miked00d
    7 months ago
  • The future NYC.

    Jessica S.
    7 months ago
  • And according to American canon, Mario and Luigi are from Brooklyn. But they're dirty turtle killers and you shouldn't give them any attention. (Why do I only think of something after I've already posted…?)

    turtlefeed
    7 months ago
  • If you care about cutting-edge kiddie lit, New York has something to do with this book, but it's relatively new and I don't want to spoil it for people who haven't read it.  The wikipedia page doesn't really describe how geeky it is, though it does reveal the major NY reference. It is a really clever sci-fi homage to a very famous fantasy book.

    turtlefeed
    7 months ago
  • I'm reading this right now and it's excellent. Comic books, heroes, Brooklyn Jews, WWII backdrop… totally original and brilliantly written.  (The only downside is that it's making me miss NY so much)

    Davine S.
    7 months ago
  • as far as i know, they're still down there

    therblig
    7 months ago
  • Doctor Who: Jack Harkness tells the 10th Doctor and Martha that he first realized his immortality after being shot during a different trip to Ellis Island in 1892 during the 3rd season episode Utopia. Stephen King: the short story 1408 takes place at the Hotel Dolphin, located on 61st Street in New York City. In The Stand Larry Underwood goes through Lincoln Tunnel to leave New York City after Captain Tripps wipes out the populace. In Watchmen Ozymandias blows up New York City with nuclear reactors to prevent war between the US and the Soviet Union. in Clive Barker's The Midnight Meat Train, people are being murdered on the subway system and fed to monsters living beneath the tunnels - secretly ruling New York City from the shadows. The HQ for the Ghostbusters was located at 14 N. Moore Street, Manhattan, New York. The spirit Zuul haunts 55 Central Park West. The Stay Puft Marshmallow man steps on Holy Trinity Lutheran Church (3 West 65th Street).

    LionessFeathers
    7 months ago
  • I Am Legend, Cloverfield, King Kong, I'm sure I'll think of more later.

    JD F.
    7 months ago
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    The Punisher's family was killed as a result of seeing a mob killing in Central Park. Cloverfield features: The stars visiting coney island before the attack, an oil taker capsizing near Liberty Island, the Brooklyn Bridge collapsing as a result of the monster attack, female lead Beth's apartment is in the Time Warner Center, an atomic bomb is dropped in Central Park. King Kong climbed the Empire State Building in King Kong. In Soylent Green, the assisted suicide building is located in Madison Square Garden in 2022. H.P. Lovecraft's story “Cool Air” takes place at 317 West 14th Street in New York City, and features a room that mysteriously must be kept at 56 degrees. It was published in the March 1928 print of Tales of Magic and Mystery. Men in Black: Alien space ship took off from the World Fair Grounds 1972, alien ran through Googenhiem with Agent J following. The Statue of Liberty was destroyed in Independence Day. in the Doctor Who episode Daleks In Manhatten Daleks designed the Empire State Building. In Torchwood: Miracle Day Jack Harkness lived in New York with his lover Angelo after meeting him on Ellis Island in 1927, Angelo is arrested and sent to Sing Sing after killing an alien in a warehouse. I'll think of more…

    LionessFeathers
    7 months ago
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  • Oh, and Futurama too. And I hope I don't think of anything else because I'm starting to look like a comment whore.

    turtlefeed
    7 months ago
  • I FORGOT THE MOST IMPORTANT THING! There are Ninja Turtles in the sewers. :)

    turtlefeed
    7 months ago
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    Prepare for Nerdocalypse. 1. 117A Bleeker Street
    Doctor Strange's Sanctum Sanctorum Strange Tale #110 2. Spiderman 2 Moondance Diner
    Yea it was in the movie, not the comics, so what. 3. 32 2nd Ave Anthology Film Archive
    Dr. Otto Octavius's laboratory  4. 666 Fifth Avenue The Baxter building
    Fantastic Four's headquarters 5. Shea Stadium Amazing Spiderman #149
    Spiderman battles against a clone self 6. George Washington Bridge
    Spiderman's girlfriend was thrown off in 1970s 7. The Cloisters Washington heights
    Nightwing has a secret HQ here 8. The Frick Collection Building
    1 E 70th st Was the Avenger Mansion Don't forget to include some amazing comic book shops like Forbidden Planet (840 Broadway), Midtown Comics (W 40th street), and Desert Island (540 Metropolitan Ave. W'burg) Some places referenced from:
    http://nymag.com/arts/books/features/55001/ Wow… I just revealed a whole lot about myself that I may not be comfortable with…. /nerd attack

    Raccoons
    7 months ago
    gold-star
  • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QOlte9pSfkE
    MST3k Escape 2000 aka Leave the Bronx.
    Flight of the Conchord locations.
    The Firehouse from Ghostbusters.
    Will Smith's House on Washington sq. in “I am Legend” even though that movie was terrible.
    The location of the Silvercup sign in Highlander.

    tomvanu
    7 months ago
  • You should get Tanner to tell you about DMZ.  There's a lot of Marvel Universe locations in NYC. The Avengers Mansion, for example, is 890 5th Avenue. I would sort through the Marvel Universe Wiki, but if you find this to be unfamiliar and overwhelming, I can help out here.

    turtlefeed
    7 months ago
  • Spoiler, but … Planet of the Apes?

    Jonathan
    7 months ago
  • time and again, jack finney gramercy park, madison square, the dakota. no terminators.

    therblig
    7 months ago

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