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* [[http://bigthink.com/ideas/21121 This New Yorker Magazine cover]] pretty much sums this trope up.

** The MarvelCinematicUniverse films have tended to avoid this however. While much of the action in ''Film/TheAvengers'' takes place in New York, ''Film/IronMan1'', ''Film/IronMan2'' and ''Film/IronMan3'' primarily take place in California, ''Film/{{Thor}}'' takes place in New Mexico, ''Film/ThorTheDarkWorld'' takes place in London when on Earth, ''Film/CaptainAmericaTheFirstAvenger'' takes place in UsefulNotes/WorldWar2-era Europe and ''Film/CaptainAmericaTheWinterSoldier'' will take place in Washington, D.C.

* Name a major American news network. Unless it's {{CNN}} (they're in {{Atlanta}}), it's based in New York. Possibly with some secondary bases in Washington, D.C.

* Much of ''Literature/ChristianNation'' takes place in New York City, including the FinalStand between the forces of the new American theocracy led by President Steve Jordan and the last holdouts of American democracy and freedom, which the protagonist and his friend Sanjay are part of.

** The MarvelCinematicUniverse films have tended to avoid this however. While much of the action in ''Film/TheAvengers'' takes place in New York, ''Film/IronMan1'', ''IronMan2'' and ''Film/IronMan3'' primarily take place in California, ''Film/{{Thor}}'' takes place in New Mexico, ''Film/ThorTheDarkWorld'' takes place in London when on Earth, ''Film/CaptainAmericaTheFirstAvenger'' takes place in UsefulNotes/WorldWar2-era Europe and ''Film/CaptainAmericaTheWinterSoldier'' will take place in Washington, D.C.

** The MarvelCinematicUniverse films have tended to avoid this however. While much of the action in ''Film/TheAvengers'' takes place in New York, ''Film/IronMan'', ''IronMan2'' and ''IronMan3'' primarily take place in California, ''Film/{{Thor}}'' takes place in New Mexico, ''Film/ThorTheDarkWorld'' takes place in London when on Earth, ''Film/CaptainAmericaTheFirstAvenger'' takes place in UsefulNotes/WorldWar2-era Europe and ''Film/CaptainAmericaTheWinterSoldier'' will take place in Washington, D.C.

** By contrast, though, the rest of the movies in the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse make an effort to avert the trope, considering how much the mainstream MarvelUniverse exemplifies it (see Comics tab). The ''Film/IronMan'' films move Tony Stark's main residence to Los Angeles (with much of the third film being set in Tennessee and Miami), the portions of ''Film/{{Thor}}'' set on Earth take place entirely in New Mexico (with London being used in the sequel), and the bulk of ''Film/CaptainAmericaTheFirstAvenger'' takes place in Europe during UsefulNotes/WorldWarII (Winter Soldier takes place in Washington D.C.).

* ''Literature/MakeRoomMakeRoom'' (later adapted to film as ''Film/SoylentGreen'' takes place in the CrapsackWorld of a severely overpopulated, environmentally ravaged future NYC.

* SpikeLee's {{Crooklyn}}

* ''Film/LiveAndLetDie''. Mr. Big's operation is headquartered in New York. There's also a JamesBond short story simply titled "007 in New York".

* ''HellboyII: The Golden Army''. The Elven King has his throne room in a NYC Railyard.

* Defied by [[RiffTrax Michael J. Nelson]] in his book ''Movie Megacheese''. While discussing Nora Ephron's movies and her nonstop gushing about The Big Apple, Mike takes a few paragraphs to express his annoyance not so much the city itself, but with New Yorkers' insistance that the rest of America always agree with them about how awesome New York City is. Well, that and the hot blast of urine-scented air that can sometimes hit you out of nowhere.

* New York is the favorite target of disaster movies. See ''Film/{{Meteor}}'', ''Film/{{Armageddon}}'', ''Film/IndependenceDay'', ''Film/DeepImpact'', ''Film/TheDayAfterTomorrow'', etc. Averted, however, in ''[[TwoThousandTwelve 2012]]'' (given [[RolandEmmerich the director]] made ''ID4'', ''Day After Tomorrow'' and ''Film/{{Godzilla 1998}}'', that's enough of NYC in a career...).

** By contrast, though, the rest of the movies in the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse make an effort to avert the trope, considering how much the mainstream MarvelUniverse exemplifies it (see Comics tab). The ''Film/IronMan'' films move Tony Stark's main residence to Los Angeles, the portions of ''Film/{{Thor}}'' set on Earth take place entirely in New Mexico, and the bulk of ''Film/CaptainAmericaTheFirstAvenger'' takes place in Europe during UsefulNotes/WorldWarII.

* ''The Second and third CrazyTaxi games have Small Apple

* Stephen King's ''Literature/TheDarkTower'' series definitely is an example of this. New York is mentioned frequently, and several main characters all come from there. The second book is split between Roland's world and New York. Everything just seems to be tied to New York. It's implied that New York is where the Dark Tower intersects with our world, literally making it the center of the universe.
** Extends to TheStand, where one of the main protagonists is from New York.

* The BBC America drama ''Series/{{Copper}}'' is set in Manhattan during the UsefulNotes/AmericanCivilWar and focuses the New York Police Department. The protagonist Kevin and his police colleagues work a beat in the impoverished Five Points neighbourhood, but he also has friends and acquaintances living in the wealthier Midtown district.

** The MarvelCinematicUniverse films have tended to avoid this however. While much of the action in ''Film/TheAvengers'' takes place in New York, ''Film/IronMan'', ''IronMan2'' and ''IronMan3'' primarily take place in California, ''Film/{{Thor}}'' takes place in New Mexico, ''Film/ThorTheDarkWorld'' takes place in London when on Earth, ''Film/CaptainAmericaTheFirstAvenger'' takes place in WorldWar2-era Europe and ''Film/CaptainAmericaTheWinterSoldier'' will take place in Washington, D.C.

** By contrast, though, the rest of the movies in the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse make an effort to avert the trope, considering how much the mainstream MarvelUniverse exemplifies it (see Comics tab). The ''Film/IronMan'' films move Tony Stark's main residence to Los Angeles, the portions of ''Film/{{Thor}}'' set on Earth take place entirely in New Mexico, and the bulk of ''Film/CaptainAmericaTheFirstAvenger'' takes place in Europe during WorldWarII.

* The BBC America drama ''Series/{{Copper}}'' is set in Manhattan during the AmericanCivilWar and focuses the New York Police Department. The protagonist Kevin and his police colleagues work a beat in the impoverished Five Points neighbourhood, but he also has friends and acquaintances living in the wealthier Midtown district.

* The first two ''VideoGame/MaxPayne'' games feature New York predominantly during the worst winter in history and the noir-esque nature of the city is commented on by Max several times throughout the game.

* Name a major American news network. Unless it's {{CNN}} (they're in {{Atlanta}}), it's based in New York.

* The ''Series/DoctorWho'' episodes "[[Recap/DoctorWhoNSS3E4DaleksInManhattan Daleks in Manhattan]]" and "[[Recap/DoctorWhoNSS3E5EvolutionOfTheDaleks Evolution of the Daleks]]".

* Defied by [[MST3K Michael J. Nelson]] in his book ''Movie Megacheese''. While discussing Nora Ephron's movies and her nonstop gushing about The Big Apple, Mike takes a few paragraphs to express his annoyance not so much the city itself, but with New Yorkers' insistance that the rest of America always agree with them about how awesome New York City is. Well, that and the hot blast of urine-scented air that can sometimes hit you out of nowhere.