New York City
"Ha, I ain't even done half in months! Oh, but they won't fire me. No sir! Place this big, no one knows what everyone else is doing." - Angus Newman
New York City also called New York or NYC 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.
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.
Kismet Production Studios
The Kismet Production Studios building was opened up in Manhattan at an unknown date, but presumably sometime in 1952 or very early 1953 as it was stated to be new looking.
New York Public Library
The New York Public Library was a public library based out of a block in Manhattan. It was established at an unknown date but was stated to be around for quite a while.[1]
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.
Joey Drew Studios
Joey Drew Studios was opened in Broadway in 1929 and the building was actively used until the company went bankrupt on July 29, 1948. Upon which the location was liquidated to pay the studio's debtors.[2]
Court Theater
The Court Theater was a theater located next door to Joey Drew Studios. It functioned as a theater until it was bought by Joey Drew in 1946, and it became a part of the studio. It was then used for the production of all things Bendy related.
Time Square
A major commercial intersection, tourist destination, entertainment center, and neighborhood in the Midtown Manhattan section.
Lower East Side
A neighborhood where Buddy Lewek and his family lived. It is located in the southeastern part of the New York City borough of Manhattan.
Central Park
The urban park of New York City, located between the Upper West Side and the Upper East Side. Buddy recalls his past story about sneaking around his neighborhood just like he did on the artists in Central Park.[3]
Christopher Street
The street found in the West Village neighborhood of Manhattan.
Joe's Fine Dining
"Look pal, if you think I'm doing my job AND yours, I'm outta here!" - Wally Franks
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.
Gent Corporation
The Gent Corporation's headquarters were located in Brooklyn as the company supplied employees and equipment to Joey Drew Studios of Broadway, Manhattan.[2] It's implied to be the real-world version of the Gent Workshop. If this is true, the building was condemned on October 31rst of 1952.
Snooks, Spitner and Snooks
Snooks, Spitner and Snooks was a law firm located in 308 Chauncey Street, Brooklyn. On August 15 at the time of 9:30 AM, they filed a bankruptcy report directed at Joey Drew Studios, concerning its unethical working conditions as well as its increasingly deteriorating general health and safety status.
MacArthur Steel Co
MacArthur Steel Co was founded in 1874 at the 23 Baker Street of Brooklyn. On June 23, 1944, Bertrum Piedmont had purchased 104 units of industrial-grade steel for use in his construction of Bendy Land.
Related establishments
This is a list of establishments that is related to New York City, without necessarily being stated to be located in the city.
Newspaper publishing companies
Companies that publish newspapers that cover newsworthy events that occur in New York City.
New York World-Telegram
The New York World-Telegram is a newspaper publishing company. It had covered various events that occured in New York City with only two known newspapers. The newspapers covered events in their articles with the most notable headlines being: "Joey Drew Studios In Dire Straights," which released in September 25, 1947; and "Bendy Goes Bankrupt," which released in July 29, 1948.
The New York Times
Similarly to the New York World-Telegram, The New York Times released newspapers about events that occured in New York City. Their only known newspaper covered numerous events with the most notable one being "Bendy Is Back!" which released in February 10, 1972.
The Erie Daily Times
"Look pal, if you think I'm doing my job AND yours, I'm outta here!" - Wally Franks
World Herald
"Look pal, if you think I'm doing my job AND yours, I'm outta here!" - Wally Franks
Behind the scenes
New York City was first revealed in Chapter 5 of Bendy and the Ink Machine on a billboard in Joey's apartment, where it's stated that Snooks, Spitner and Snooks was based in 308 Chauncey Street, Brooklyn, NY. Moving forward, the city has become a reaccurring location with it appearing as the main setting of Bendy: Dreams Come to Life and Bendy: Fade to Black, and being mentioned in Bendy Secrets of the Machine on the letters written by Joey Drew.
Inspirations
Most of the locations in New York City is inspired by its real world counterpart, with some there being similarities and some being the exact same. The in-universe versions of real world establishments are as follows; New York World-Telegram as revealed in the Press Archive, The New York Times as also revealed in the Press Archive, New York Public Library as revealed in Bendy: Fade to Black. The locations are; Brooklyn as revealed in Joey Drew Studios' bankruptcy report, Manhattan as revealed in Bendy: Dreams Come to Life and presumably in the Press Archive only as a road, Broadway.
References
- ↑ Bendy: Fade to Black, Chapter 20. Written by Adrienne Kress and published by Scholastic on October 3, 2023.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Press Archive, BENDY GOES BANKRUPT. Published by Joey Drew Studios Inc.
- ↑ Dreams Come to Life. Page 61