Algonquin

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Algonquin Skyline

Algonquin Island is the largest borough in Liberty City. It serves as the core of the Liberty metropolitan area, and contains the two central business districts of the city. Downtown Algonquin and Midtown Algonquin hold the city's skyscrapers, some world famous. Algonquin is the most densely populated area in Liberty City, and is known to be the center of finance and economy. Recently, it is suggested that Agonquin has surpassed London as the "Financial Capital of the World".

Algonquin is a major commercial, financial, and cultural center of the United States and the world. Most major radio, television, and telecommunications companies in the United States are based here, as well as many news, magazine, book, and other media publishers. Algonquin has many famous landmarks, tourist attractions, museums and theater shows . It is also home to the headquarters of the Civilization Committee. Algonquin is the largest central business district in the United States, and is the site of both The Exchange financial district and a Midtown based stock exchange, BAWSAQ. Algonquin is the home to the largest number of corporate headquarters in the nation. It is indisputably the center of Liberty City and the Liberty metropolitan region, holding the seat of city government, and the largest fraction of employment, business, and recreational activities.

The name comes from a Native American tribe that lived in the Great Lakes region of the United States, but now live in Quebec, Canada. History states that Algonquin is a Native American word for "place to build condo skyscrapers".

Transportation

Streets

The borough is known for it's extensive street grid. Streets going east-west are named alphabetically for various minerals and elements, from Amethyst Street in the south to Xenotime Street in the north. North-south avenues are also named alphabetically from Albany Avenue in the east to Galveston Avenue in the west. Shorter streets often are named differently, for example: Burlesque. The city is surrounded by Union Drive (West and East) running around the Algonquin waterfront.

Avenues

Algonquin is divided into 5 major avenues, almost all carrying north/south bound traffic.

Albany, Bismark, and Columbus Avenues divide the Eastern coast of the island. Some, like Columbus Avenue are famously known for it's world-wide shopping venues.

Denver-Exeter, Frankfort, and Galveston Avenue make-up the Western coast of the island. The smaller sub-major avenues, Denver-Exeter and Burlesque Avenue comprise the Star Junction intersection. Both are the only avenues on the island to carry south-bound traffic only.

Subways

All of the subways in Liberty City converge on two lines looping through Algonquin: The A/J Outer Algonquin Line connects over the Algonquin Bridge to Broker, where it becomes the 3/8 Broker Line. The K/E Inner Algonquin Line connects to the B/C Bohan Line north of the Frankfort High/Low Stations. The two lines connect to one another at Easton Station.

In addition, there is also a Skycar over the western portion of the Humboldt River south of the Algonquin Bridge, connecting Algonquin with Colony Island. This is based on the Roosevelt Island Tramway.

Places of Interest in Algonquin

• CC (Civilization Committee)
• Civic Citadel
• Grand Easton Terminal
• Middle Park
• Randolf Art Center
• Rotterdam Tower
• Star Junction
• Happiness Island
• Statue of Happiness
• Getalife Building

Notable Residents

• Bernie Crane
• Bryce Dawkins
• Dwayne Forge
• Hossan
• Playboy X
• Ray Boccino
• Sara

Businesses in Algonquin

• Grotti (Middle Park East)
• Memory Lanes (The Meat Quarter)
• Modo (Vauxite Street/Exeter Avenue North Holland)
• Perseus {Middle Park East} (Bismarck Street/Pyrite Street Middle Park East)
• RS Haul
• Split Sides

Neighborhoods

• Castle Garden City (Battery Park City)
• Castle Gardens (Battery Park)
• Chinatown (Chinatown)
• City Hall (City Hall)
• East Holland (Spanish Harlem)
• Easton (Midtown)
• Fishmarket North
• Fishmarket South (South Street Seaport)
• Hatton Gardens (Tudor City)
• Lancaster (Yorkville)
• Lancet (Kips Bay)
• Little Italy (Little Italy)
• Lower Easton (Lower East Side)
• Middle Park (Central Park)
• Middle Park East (Upper East Side)
• Middle Park West (Upper West Side)
• North Holland (Harlem)
• Northwood (Inwood)
• Presidents City (Alphabet City)
• Purgatory (Hell's Kitchen)
• Star Junction (Times Square)
• Suffolk (SoHo)
• The Exchange (Financial District)
• The Meat Quarter (Meatpacking District)
• The Triangle (Flatiron District)
• Varsity Heights (Morningside Heights)
• Westminster (Greenwich Village)