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==Architecture== | ==Architecture== | ||
As most buildings are probably more than one year old, one must assume that the late 30th century faced a revival of the Populuxe or Googie style which shape the skyline of New New York in the 31st century. Various devices and architecture are similar to this form of architecture that originated in the mid-20th century. Upswept roofs, curvaceous, geometric shapes, bold use of glass, steel and neon are some of the most notable characteristics of Populuxe architecture. | |||
Other buildings are inspired by the Minimalist movement such as Central Bureaucracy. Objects are reduced to their necessary elements, in this case a cube. Madison Cube Garden is also minimalist while many other buildings are examples of Postmodern architecture which incorporates several styles of architecture. | |||
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Image:Central Bureaucracy.jpg|'''Central Bureaucracy''' as an example of Minimalism. | |||
Image:Malfunctioning Eddie's Rocket Car Emporium.jpg|'''Malfunctioning Eddie's Rocket Car Emporium ''' is a Postmodern building. | |||
Image:Planet_Express_Exterior_2.jpg|The '''Planet Express headquarters''' leans towards the Populuxe style. | |||
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==Parks== | ==Parks== |
Revision as of 23:00, 11 January 2010
New New York | |
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Location | Earth |
First appearance | "Space Pilot 3000" (1ACV01) |
History
In the year 3000, the name of the state of New York has been changed to New New York, presumably when it was rebuilt after one of Earth's periods of alien invasion. The city of New New York is built onto the ruins of Old New York. The city has seen some changes; the subways have been replaced with a tube transport network, and Ethnic neighborhoods like China Town and Little Italy have been joined by Little Neptune. But in many ways it has not changed much in 1000 years; people are still rude, public transportation is over-crowded, and it is a place where many cultures meet.
Boroughs
Hell's Laboratory
First Appearance: A Clone of My Own
Name Reference: New York has a real neighborhood called "Hell's Kitchen"
Description: "The nerdiest slum in New New York," Hell's Lab is where the Professor grew up.
Little Bitaly
First Appearance: Bender Gets Made
Name Reference: Refers to Little Italy, a neighborhood in New York. As well as bits, a unit of memory in computer, and thereby robotic, systems.
Description: A robot neighborhood in NNY, also the home of the Robot Mafia.
Little Neptune
First Appearance: My Three Suns
Name Reference: An immigrant neighborhood, like Little Italy or Chinatown
Description: A seedy neighborhood inhabited largely by Neptunian immigrants. It seems to be a somewhat vague reference to Chalmun's Cantina scene in Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope. Both seem seedy, have a menagerie of robot and alien denizens, and both feature the main characters going into a place that sell food. Also, the scene where Fry is saved by Leela from the Organ Dealer and his accomplice is similar to when Obi-Wan Kenobi saves Luke Skywalker from Cornelius Evazan and Ponda Baba.
New New York Sewers
- See NNY Sewers.
First Appearance: Space Pilot 3000
Description: A locale with two distinct areas: the ruins of Old New York and the city of Sewer Mutants.
Geography
Economy
Mom's Friendly Robot Company Headquarters
- See MomCorp.
First Appearance: A Fishful of Dollars
Description: The headquarters for MomCorp, a multinational robot corporation.
Planet Express Headquarters
- See Planet Express.
First Appearance: Space Pilot 3000
Description: The headquarters of a delivery company owned by Professor Farnsworth that employs Fry, Leela, and Bender among others.
GeneWorks, S.K.G.
- See GeneWorks, S.K.G..
First Appearance: Three Hundred Big Boys
Name Reference: A reference to DreamWorks, a computer animation company.
Description: A genetic lab where stem cells are available for retail purchase.
Malfunctioning Eddie's Rocket Car Emporium
First Appearance: Put Your Head on My Shoulder
Name Reference: The name refers to Crazy Eddie, a consumer electronics chain founded in Brooklyn, New York. Unlike his human predecessor, Eddie is merely a malfunctioning robot and not a felon convicted for fraud.
Description: The most expensive place in NNY to buy luxury rocket cars, including the Thundercougerfalconbird. They claim their prices are low because of Eddie's malfunctions, but this claim is not supported by the hard-sell tactics of their sales staff, particularly Victor.
Alien Overlord & Taylor
First Appearance: A Fishful of Dollars
Name Reference: Refers to the retail chain "Lord & Taylor"
Description: A New New York department store.
Hacking Jack's Fine Smokables
First Appearance: Three Hundred Big Boys
Description: A Cigar store selling many Smoking brands
Crack Mansion
First Appearance: Three Hundred Big Boys
Description: A very upscale crack house.
Diamonds Are Forever
- See Diamonds Are Forever.
First Appearance: Three Hundred Big Boys
Name Reference: Diamonds Are Forever is a James Bond movie.
Description: A jewelery store that has an ironic "Going Out of Business Sale."
Ed's Hiking Supplies & Spelunketeria
First Appearance:Godfellas
Description: A hiking supplies shop that sells all the basic hiking equipment. Also sells loaded pack mules and sherpas off the wall.
Other smaller businesses in New New York City.
7¹¹. A common convenience store in New New York that sells products such as Slurm.
99¢ Store (temporarily $299.99 Store). A store that changed its name once Nixon's $300 tax refund came in.
Demographics
Leela's apartment building
First Appearance: Parasites Lost (although there is a possibility that the bed in which Leela and Fry had sex in Anthology of Interest I is here).
Description: A fairly regular apartment building containing the flat in which Leela used to live until it got destroyed by the nudist alien scammers.
Robot Arms Apartments
First Appearance: I, Roommate
Name Reference: Variant of a classic name formula, such as "King's Arms Inn" or "Garfield Arms Apartments."
Description: A high-rise apartment community that caters to Robot residents. Home to Bender and Fry.
Government and Public Services
Citihall
First Appearance: A Big Piece of Garbage
Name Reference: A joke, playing off the company Citibank.
Description: The seat of New New York's government.
Central Bureaucracy
- See Central Bureaucracy.
First Appearance: How Hermes Requisitioned His Groove Back
Description: Central Bureaucracy regulates and controls all bureaucratic activities within New New York
Notes: A bureaucrat beholder (A creature from Dungeons and Dragons which is pretty much a giant, floating cyclopean head with a large amount of eye-stalks sticking out of their head) guards part of the building, it was found sleeping on the job and begged the Planet Express crew not to tell his superiors.
Applied Cryogenics
- See Applied Cryogenics.
First Appearance: Space Pilot 3000
Description: A cryogenics lab that exists as far back as 1997.
Cookieville Minimum-Security Orphanarium
First Appearance: The Cyber House Rules
Description: The orphanarium where Leela grew up, and was honored as an adult.
Earth Army Recruiting Center
First Appearance: War Is the H-Word
Description: A recruiting center for all the civilians who want to join the DOOP Army.
Taco Bellevue Hospital
First Appearance: Bender Gets Made
Name Reference: A combination of Taco Bell and Bellevue Hospital.
Description: Providing the finest in medical care and affordable Mexican food.
Education
Academy of Inventors Headquarters
First Appearance: A Big Piece of Garbage
Description: The headquarters for the Academy of Inventors
Public Library
First Appearance: The Day the Earth Stood Stupid
Description: The place from where the Big Brain was leading the Brain Spawns invasion of Earth. Contains, among others, the Ancient Literature room which houses many classical works of literature.
Transportation
Tube Transport System
First Appearance: Space Pilot 3000
Name Reference: It is based on old pneumatic tubes, originally used to transport documents throughout offices.
Description: A user announces where he or she wishes to go, and the tube will activate and route them to their desired destination.
South Street Spaceport
First Appearance: A Flight to Remember
Name Reference: South Street Seaport is a locale in contemporary New York.
Description: A hub for incoming and outgoing spacecraft.
Climate
Environment
Architecture
As most buildings are probably more than one year old, one must assume that the late 30th century faced a revival of the Populuxe or Googie style which shape the skyline of New New York in the 31st century. Various devices and architecture are similar to this form of architecture that originated in the mid-20th century. Upswept roofs, curvaceous, geometric shapes, bold use of glass, steel and neon are some of the most notable characteristics of Populuxe architecture.
Other buildings are inspired by the Minimalist movement such as Central Bureaucracy. Objects are reduced to their necessary elements, in this case a cube. Madison Cube Garden is also minimalist while many other buildings are examples of Postmodern architecture which incorporates several styles of architecture.
Parks
Culture, contemporary life and recreation
Museum of Natural History
First Appearance: Less than Hero
Description: Still presenting artifacts describing the history of the world, even in the year 3000.
Rocket Skating Rink
First Appearance: The Why of Fry
Description: A rocket skating rink in the heart of New New York, seems to be in the same location as the rink outside Rockefeller Center in present-day New York.
Le Spa
First Appearance: "A Fishful of Dollars" (1ACV06)
Description: A very elite day spa.
New New York Dumbbell Club
First Appearance: Why Must I Be a Crustacean in Love?
Description: A large, successful gym, with numerous exercise machines and heath facilities, and hundreds of patrons.
O'Zorgnax Pub
- See O'Zorgnax Pub.
First Appearance: Space Pilot 3000
Description: A pub frequented by the Planet Express employees.
Entertainment and performing arts
Metropolitan House of Opera
First Appearance: The Devil's Hands are Idle Playthings
Name Reference: The name MHOp (Metropolitan House of Opera) is a reference to both IHOP (International House of Pancakes) restaurants and the Metropolitan Opera House in New York City
Description: Venue for plays and operas; This is where Fry performed his Holophonor opera in The Devil's Hands are Idle Playthings.
Radio City Mutant Hall
First Mentioned: Space Pilot 3000
Name Reference: New York's "Radio City Music Hall"
Note: A building with robots performing Rockette-style high kicks was seen in The Lesser of Two Evils
Tourism
Past-O-Rama
- See Past-O-Rama.
First Appearance: The Lesser of Two Evils
Description: A 20th century themed amusement park.
Monument Beach
- See Monument Beach.
First Appearance: When Aliens Attack
Description: A popular beach that is home to several international monuments.
Cuisine
Guadalajara Brown Drip Gourmet Coffee
First Appearance: Three Hundred Big Boys
Description: A coffee shop patronized by Bender and Fry.
Other restaurants:
Elzar's Fine Cuisine. A very trendy NNY restaurant run by celebrity chef Elzar.
Family Bros. Pizza. a pizzeria owned by a family of Cygnoids, located near Planet Express.
Original Cosmic Ray's Pizza. A local pizzeria where Fry learns that anchovies are extinct.
Media
Large screen
- See MomCorp.
First Appearance: Space Pilot 3000
Description: Large screen on top of a building.
Sports
Madison Cube Garden
- See Madison Cube Garden.
First Appearance: Fear of a Bot Planet
Name Reference: Madison Square Garden is a performance center in New York.
Description: A performance center in New New York, featuring many events such as sports and concerts.
Crime and law enforcement
New New York Police Department
First Appearance: A Fishful of Dollars
Description: Headquarters of the Police force.
Commander Riker's Island Jail
First Appearance: A Big Piece of Garbage
Name Reference: William Riker was a Commander from Star Trek, and there really is a jail on Rikers Island.
Description: A small island jail on the waters of New New York.
HAL Institute for criminally insane robots
- See HAL Institute.
First Appearance: Insane in the Mainframe
Name Reference: HAL 9000 is the name of the murderous artifical intelligence in Arthur C. Clarke's Space Odyssey saga.
Description: an institute created for criminally insane robots.