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New York City, 1944 alternate

The skyline of New York City in the year 1944 of an alternate timeline

Harlem 1950s

Midtown Manhattan in 1953

World Trade Center attack, time stream

New York City
September 11th, 2001

World War III New York

New York City devastated by World War III

New York City (also known as New York and the Big Apple) was a city on the Atlantic coast of the North American continent. This city was in New York state. Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, and The Bronx were boroughs within the city. Enforcement of local city ordinances was handled by the New York City Police Department. Public transportation was handled by the New York City Transit System. Major landmarks in the city included the Empire State Building, the Statue of Liberty, the Brooklyn Bridge, the World Trade Center, and Times Square.

Another prominent landmark, seen in "Assignment: Earth" and "Storm Front, Part II", was the Chrysler Building. This building was not named in the canon.

New York was the city in which Edith Keeler had her mission before her untimely death in 1930. (TOS: "The City on the Edge of Forever")

In 1932, Gracie Allen and George Burns performed a classic comedy routine at the Roxy Theatre. (TNG: "The Outrageous Okona")

A major publishing house was located in this city. In 1941, it published the story The Long Dark Tunnel, a Dixon Hill detective novel. (TNG: "The Big Goodbye")

1950s New York, specifically Harlem, was also the home of Benny Russell, the identity Benjamin Sisko assumed in visions from both the Prophets and the Pah-wraiths. It was also the home of the publishing house for Incredible Tales of Scientific Wonder. (DS9: "Far Beyond the Stars", "Shadows and Symbols")

In 1953, Willie Mosconi was defeated in the Ames Pool Hall by Gaunt Gary. (VOY: "The Cloud")

In the 1960s, advanced aliens sent genetically-modified Humans back to Earth to prevent it from destroying itself by carrying out top secret missions using advanced alien technology. They were based in Apartment 12B, somewhere in New York City. (TOS: "Assignment: Earth")

New York City was subjected to a terrorist attack on September 11, 2001, when two airplanes crashed into the World Trade Center. (ENT: "Storm Front, Part II")

In 2007, Jonathan F. Raymond was born in this city. (TNG: "The Neutral Zone", okudagram)

After being transported to 2022, an alternate timeline version of James T. Kirk mistook Toronto for New York. (SNW: "Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow")

In 2051, Craig Weiss Raymond was born in this city. (TNG: "The Neutral Zone", okudagram)

In 2072, Marvin Hildebrandt was born in this city. (TNG-R: "The Neutral Zone", okudagram)

In the late 21st century, Maureen Doyle Raymond was born in this city. (TNG-R: "The Neutral Zone", okudagram)

Like most cities on Earth, New York was devastated by nuclear weapons during World War III. (SNW: "Strange New Worlds")

In the early 22nd century, Loren Bivens Raymond, Sean Sweeney Raymond, and Don Greenberg Raymond were born in this city. (TNG-R: "The Neutral Zone", okudagram)

In the 23rd century, Brian Vogt Raymond was born in this city. (TNG-R: "The Neutral Zone", okudagram)

In the year 1944 of an alternate timeline, New York was occupied by Nazi German forces with the aid of 29th century aliens known as Na'kuhl, and received a visit from Adolf Hitler. The leader of the Na'kuhl, Vosk, supervised the secret construction of a temporal conduit in the city. This timeline was corrected by the crew of Enterprise NX-01 when they destroyed the conduit. (ENT: "Storm Front", "Storm Front, Part II")

Enterprise chief engineer Charles Tucker III commented that 1944 New York was very different from the city he was used to in the 22nd century. (ENT: "Storm Front")

In 2401, New York was among the cities targeted by the Borg-controlled Federation fleet after Earth's planetary shields fell. (PIC: "The Last Generation")

According to the Star Trek Into Darkness app, the alternate Carol Marcus was born in New York.

Nypd id

Seal of New York City on id card

The Seal of New York City was seen on a fake NYPD identification card in the Star Trek: The Original Series episode "Assignment: Earth". According to this seal, the city was established in 1664.

Culture[]

One of New York's most famous streets was Wall Street, former site of the New York Stock Exchange. The Ferengi made annual pilgrimages there, as it was the engine of Earth's old currency based economic system. (VOY: "11:59")

New York was home to many cultural institutions. Carnegie Hall was a popular concert venue there. (DS9: "His Way") Harry Kim trained at the Juilliard Youth Symphony. (VOY: "Caretaker")

Among the sports teams that represented New York during the 20th century were the Yankees and the Giants (the latter of whom moved to San Francisco). (DS9: "For the Cause", "Far Beyond the Stars")

New York was also known for several distinct food dishes, including New York-style pizza and New York cheesecake. (VOY: "Body and Soul")

Literature[]

In Dangerous Ground, Doctor John Rawley, while helping a woman with abdominal pains, when faced with the situation chose to forget what he didn't have and concentrated on what he did have. He believed that the woman was giving birth, until proven otherwise. The doctor once visited a hospital delivery room in the city. According to him, the room was "...beautifully equipped."

Later in the novel, the doctor reflected on his life in Fairbridge feeling that a major disadvantage to living in a small country village was the lack of privacy. He thought, I reflected that in my small New York apartment, with neighbors a few feet away on all sides, I have had much more essential privacy than I ever could expect in Fairbridge. There was much to be said for a metropolitan existence where your life is strictly your own business because no else cares about it. (TNG: "The Big Goodbye")

The pages seen in the episode were from the mystery novel Dangerous Ground by author Frances Sil Wickware. This novel was published in 1946. Information on New York City was from pages 33 and 72.

In the Julian Bashir, Secret Agent holosuite program, New York was hit by a number of earthquakes, created by Hippocrates Noah's underground lasers. Before the first earthquake, Honey Bare, who was in the city, disappeared. (DS9: "Our Man Bashir")

Retroactive continuity: A 20th century-era political map of Earth was stored in the USS Enterprise library computer in 2254. The location of this city in the United States was depicted on this map. The city was a hub for airplane travel, with connections to San Francisco, London, and other cities. This map was among the materials viewed by the Talosians when they scanned the Enterprise computer. (TOS-R: "The Cage"; [1])

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