New York City (fictional setting)

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fictional city narrative setting

New York City (fictional setting) is an imagined version of the real-world metropolis, often used in literature and drama as a vibrant urban backdrop for eccentric characters and comedic or dramatic events.

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All labels observed (6)

Label Occurrences
New York City (fictional setting) canonical 3
New York City (fictionalized) 2
New York (implied real world setting) 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional city ⓘ
narrative setting ⓘ
basedOn New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ
commonTheme ambition ⓘ
artistic struggle ⓘ
class differences ⓘ
found family ⓘ
friendship ⓘ
immigrant experience ⓘ
romance ⓘ
urban isolation ⓘ
workplace life ⓘ
hasCharacteristic densely populated cityscape ⓘ
diverse neighborhoods ⓘ
eccentric characters ⓘ
heightened comedy ⓘ
heightened drama ⓘ
imagined version of a real-world metropolis ⓘ
vibrant urban backdrop ⓘ
inspiredBy New York City architecture ⓘ
New York City arts scene ⓘ
New York City culture ⓘ
New York City nightlife ⓘ
mayInclude fictional apartment buildings ⓘ
fictional boroughs ⓘ
fictional landmarks ⓘ
fictional media companies ⓘ
fictional restaurants ⓘ
narrativeFunction backdrop for character-driven stories ⓘ
site of comedic events ⓘ
site of dramatic events ⓘ
symbol of anonymity ⓘ
symbol of modern urban life ⓘ
symbol of opportunity ⓘ
portrayedAs cosmopolitan city ⓘ
culturally diverse setting ⓘ
fast-paced environment ⓘ
typicalGenre comedy ⓘ
crime fiction ⓘ
drama ⓘ
romantic comedy ⓘ
superhero fiction ⓘ
urban fantasy ⓘ
usedIn comic books ⓘ
drama ⓘ
film ⓘ
literature ⓘ
television ⓘ
theatre ⓘ

Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Penelope Sycamore → basedIn → New York City (fictional setting) ⓘ
Paul Sycamore → livesIn → New York City (fictional setting) ⓘ
this entity surface form: New York City (fictionalized setting)
Mrs. Kirby → hasSetting → New York City (fictional setting) ⓘ
this entity surface form: New York City (fictionalized, 1930s)
Chas Tenenbaum → residence → New York City (fictional setting) ⓘ
this entity surface form: New York City (fictionalized)
Philip Schuyler Green → settingOfActivity → New York City (fictional setting) ⓘ
Where the Wild Things Are → setIn → New York City (fictional setting) ⓘ
this entity surface form: New York (implied real world setting)
Blackie Gallagher → setIn → New York City (fictional setting) ⓘ
this entity surface form: New York City (fictionalized)
Madison the mermaid in Splash → basedIn → New York City (fictional setting) ⓘ
subject surface form: Madison (Splash)
Cactus Flower (stage play) → setting → New York City (fictional setting) ⓘ
this entity surface form: contemporary New York City