New York City (The Era of Relative Peace)

New York City (officially called The City of New York) is the largest city in the United States in terms of population. The city goes by many names: New York, NYC, The Big Apple, Gotham City, and The Capital of the World. Often, it is called New York City in order not to confuse it with the State of New York.

A global power city, New York City exerts a significant impact upon commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and entertainment. It is often associated as a symbol of American capitalism and influence throughout the world. Diplomatically, the headquarters of the United Nations is located in NYC; along with other consulates of different countries.

Located in New York City is several of America's famous landmarks: the Statue of Liberty, the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center, the Empire State Building, the Chrysler Building, Grand Central Station, Rockefeller Center, and Central Park.

World War III
The U.S. Navy engaged the Soviet Navy as the latter started attacking naval bases on the East Coast, all the way from Key West, Florida to Portland, Maine. New York City was feared to be targeted by Soviet submarines so the Navy and the Coast Guard had a heavy presence in the city, along with the major cities in the East Coast such as Miami, Washington, D.C., Boston, and Philadelphia.

New York City was targeted by state-sponsored Soviet terrorists. The terrorists held the Statue of Liberty, Governor's Island, Ellis Island, and Lower Manhattan hostage. Their demands were simple: pull out U.S. troops outside Europe, and should the U.S. refuse, they will blow up these landmarks. A special forces team consisted of U.S. Navy SEALs, Delta Force, and Army Rangers would reclaim these areas and eliminate all terrorists. NYC suffered moderate damages and casualties.

However, the failure of the attack on New York led to the Soviets invading Alaska, Washington State, and the Canadian province of British Columbia; seizing Seattle, Tacoma, and Vancouver.

September 11th Attacks
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