New York City

This article refers to the main series' location. For the main novel' location, see New York City/novel.

New York City, also called New York, is one of the most populous cities of the United States. Located at the southern tip of New York State on one of the world's largest natural harbors, the city comprises five boroughs, each coextensive with a respective county. New York is a global center of finance and commerce, culture, technology, entertainment and media, academics and scientific output, the arts and fashion.

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Manhattan

The most densely populated of the five boroughs. Manhattan serves as New York City's economic and administrative center and has been described as the cultural, financial, media, and entertainment capital of the world.

Broadway

A road that runs from State Street at Bowling Green through the borough of Manhattan and the Bronx. Broadway in Manhattan is known widely as the heart of the American commercial theatrical industry, and is used as a metonym for it.

Brooklyn

It is a borough of New York City. Located on the westernmost end of Long Island. It's the second-most-densely-populated county in the United States, behind Manhattan.

List of establishments

This is a list of establishments that are either located within or related to New York City.

Newspaper publishing companies

These companies publish newspapers that cover newsworthy events occurring in New York City and beyond. They feature articles by various authors and compile them into newspapers intended for readers who want to stay informed about current events both locally and globally.

New York World-Telegram

Main article: New York World-Telegram

The New York World-Telegram Corporation is a newspaper publishing company. It has covered various events that occured in New York City with only two known newspapers. Their newspapers covered events with some headlines being "Joey Drew Studios in Dire Straights", which released on September 25, 1947, and "Bendy Goes Bankrupt", which released on July 29, 1948.

The New York Times

Main article: The New York Times

The New York Times Company is a newspaper publishing company. It has published newspapers about events that occured in New York City. Their only known newspaper covered numerous events with one headline being "Bendy is Back!", which released on February 10, 1972.

Animation studios

These companies produce animated media to entertain audiences in New York City, earning profits through theaters and TV stations that broadcast their work. They produce animated cartoons through the efforts of their departments and put them onto film reels to be shown on screens.

Joey Drew Studios

Main article: Joey Drew Studios

Joey Drew Studios was an animation studio founded in Broadway in 1929. The studio produced the once-famous Bendy cartoon brand, which grew in popularity until 1940, after which it slowly declined. Eventually, the studio declared bankruptcy and cease operations on July 29, 1948. The building and property of the studio were liquidated to pay its creditors subsequently.

Construction companies

These companies specialize in the construction and production of installations and tools, selling these products and providing service to residents of New York City. They usually build their own branded products and provide professional service to both companies and individuals.

Gent Corporation

Main article: Gent Corporation

The Gent Corporation is a Brooklyn-based establishment that produces tools and installations. The company supplied employees and equipment to Joey Drew Studios on Broadway during their partnership. Later, the company began to advertise jobs, particularly for research subject positions; they conducted experiments on the volunteers, ultimately resulting in their deaths. The workshop was later condemned, the order took effect on October 31, 1952.

Other establishments

Establishments that serve a variety of other purposes in New York City.

Snooks, Spitner and Snooks

Main article: Snooks, Spitner and Snooks

Snooks, Spitner and Snooks is a law firm located at 308 Chauncey Street, Brooklyn. On August 15 at 9:30 AM, they filed a bankruptcy report against Joey Drew Studios, concerning its unethical working conditions as well as its increasingly deteriorating general health and safety status.

Behind the scenes

New York City is a setting first referenced in the fifth chapter of Bendy and the Ink Machine on a billboard in Joey's apartment. It was again referenced in Bendy: Secrets of the Machine in a letter written by Joey Drew.

Inspirations

Most of the locations in New York City are inspired by their real-life counterparts with in-universe elements added to them.

The in-universe versions of real-life establishments include the New York World-Telegram and The New York Times both referenced in the Press Archive newspapers. Other locations include Brooklyn, which is mentioned in Joey Drew Studios' bankruptcy report, and Broadway, which is also mentioned in the Press Archive.