The only borough not to be recreated in the game is Staten Island. The state and city of New Jersey is Alderney, which is separate from Liberty City. Brooklyn is Broker, Queens is Dukes, Manhattan is Algonquin, and The Bronx is Bohan. This rendition of Liberty City has versions of four of the five boroughs of New York City, plus New Jersey. The city has more detail and personality, with many places which are based on landmarks such as the Statue of Happiness, Star Junction, and the Rotterdam Tower. The new rendition of the city is, more likely, the 'official' GTA universe's version of New York City.
GTA IV marks Liberty City's fourth appearance in the series after the original Grand Theft Auto, Grand Theft Auto III and Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories, which came out in 1997, 20 respectively. 4.1 Housing, Architecture and Geography.
