New York City

New York City was a pre-War city in the former state of New York.

Background
New York was the location of the United Nations headquarters before it was disbanded on July 26, 2052.

In 2065, a nuclear reactor, struggling to power the population of seventeen million people, went supercritical for a period of about five minutes. While there was no explosion, the NYC incident coined the term "hot summer" for a heat-related electrical overload on nuclear systems. The event mandated power rationing throughout the city.

During the Great War, the city was affected by nuclear strikes.

Appearances
New York City is mentioned in Fallout 3, the Fallout: New Vegas add-on Dead Money, as well as Fallout 4 and Fallout 76, with the Statue of Liberty making a cameo appearance in the Atomic Command game. It is also mentioned by name in the Fallout 76 update Wastelanders, as well as Fallout Bible 0.

Behind the scenes

 * New York City is a real world city and the most populous in the United States.
 * During the early planning of Fallout 4, New York was discussed as a possible location for the game, and a design document was produced by Emil Pagliarulo with this idea in mind. The developers instead chose Boston as the location for the game, but have kept the design document on file.