New York
Demographics
New York has a total population of 36 Million people which is made up entirely of humans, the city is one of the three largest cities on Earth making it a major economic center. The population is particularly dense on the island of Manhattan with the most high-rise buildings.
Government
The city is headed by a mayor who is elected by popular vote for a four-year term and sits at City Hall which is located on Manhattan Island. The city has a municipal council composed of elected officials who, like the mayor, are elected by universal suffrage and vote on resolutions, regulations or other proposals from the executive.
Defences
The city does not have a concrete defense rather it relies on defense in orbit to prevent any landings of an army which would aim to invade the city. A military base is however present near the New York spaceport where troops are permanently stationed there. It is also planned in the event of an invasion to use the very dense environment of the city to facilitate its defense by giving opportunities for ambushes, practicing guerrilla techniques or providing the troops with hiding places.
Industry & Trade
The city is an essential commercial crossroads in the solar system as well as in the whole Republic thanks to its spaceport. Indeed, a number of Space Routes end or pass through the Earth and therefore the New York spaceport, which means that it sees hundreds of ships pass every day. The city also has become an important industrial center receiving some of the raw materials from the solar system and other nearby systems.
Infrastructure
The city has within it the second largest spaceports on the planet with an important network of public transport composed of regional rail, metro and tram lines. The streets have been built inside the city to accommodate autonomous mini-buses, public transit, local deliveries and service vehicules. The private vehicles are allowed in peripheral areas of the city and this is why highways have been built even if these are really small by having only one lane in each direction. This is feasible by the fact that cars and trucks operate autonomously on the freeway drastically increasing their capacity. An important cycling and pedestrian network is also present to encourage active transport wether on the streets of the city or in fully dedicated corridor.
Points of interest
The main points of interest in the city are its spaceport providing quick and easy access to space and the People House which houses the legislative apparatus of the Republic. The city also has dozens of recent and historicals monuments which testify to its long history.
Architecture
New York has a lot of vegetation which is present almost everywhere as well as uses ecologic materials for the for medium and tall buildings like all republican cities. Solar panels and miniature wind turbines are installed everywhere on the buildings which reduces their energy consumption. The city is dense with very tall buildings which adopted more extravagant shapes often taking several urban levels in certain areas. The vegetation had an omnipresent place in this city, whether on buildings, inside them and in public spaces. The neighborhoods a little further from the center have medium-sized buildings with the same characteristics of vegetation and materials used. The periphery have low-medium ones that form the majority of the urban park while the low density may be present even if it's the minority. This scheme is generally present in all the cities of the Republic, but New York still has more buildings in height than other cities, especially on the Manhattan Island.
Founding Date
1624
Alternative Name(s)
The big apple
Type
Metropolis
Population
36 Million
Inhabitant Demonym
New Yorker
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