People and Places of Interest
The Carlyle BuildingA 60 story skyscraper housing the offices for a number of fortune 500 companies, as well as a number of smaller firms, and unknown to the general public, a front company for operatives for the Servants of Set.
Citizens Bank & Trust
“Where everyone’s made to feel special.”
CB & T is the 4th largest bank in North America and maintains its HQ in Empire City‘s Carlyle Building.
Club Ecstasy - One of the city's nighttime hot spots, anyone who's anyone wants to be seen here. It's also rumored to be a front for one of Empire City's leading crime families.
Cup a Joe - The nation's 3rd largest coffee house chain.
Freedom Towers - Located in the heart of the city's finical district, they're home to several hundred businesses, government agencies, and it's rumored that even the CIA leases space in their massive frames.
Comics Emporium - A local comic chain store with locations in each of Empire City's five boroughs. In addition to comics, they sell a wide variety of comic-related material, as well as hosting a local convention, Empire Con, each year.
Fat Boyz Burgers & Fries - Home of the ½ lb. “Fat Boy” burger.
Fast Eddy's Pizza - The best Sicilian style pizza in Empire City.
Fox Hill Estates - An upscale private residential community, located in the Northwest section of the city. It's home to the Mayor's Mansion and several of the city's more prominent citizens.
Lincoln Heights - A notorious housing project located in the citie's South Side.
Schools/Universities
Empire UniversityEmpire City State University (ECSU) - Home to the NCAA's top rated offensive team, the ECSU
Wildcats.
Empire City Community College (ECCC)
Hospitals
Empire City Community Hospital - Empire City's publicly funded community hospital. Located on the city's South Side, it serves the city's less affluent citizens. It's the city's only "Level 1" trauma center.
Hayes Memorial- Owned and operated by Alliance Health Services, LLC.
The Hayes Memorial Community Outreach Center - A free clinic run by Hayes Memorial. It provides essential medical services to the Lincoln Heights housing projects.
Government Agencies
Empire City Criminal Justice Complex - Located downtown, the Criminal Justice Complex houses the ECPD administrative offices, the Internal Affairs Bureau (IAB), the Major Crimes Unit (MCU), and the EC District Attorney's office (DA).
Empire City District Attorney’s Office Empire City Police Department (ECPD)
- ECPD Major Crimes Unit (MCU) - The MCU is the primary unit that responds to any crimes, or situations, dealing with metahumans, supervillains, terror attacks, etc.
- Emergency Services Unit (ESU) - EC police tactical (SWAT) and emergency rescue unit
Empire City Office of Emergency Management- Commander Mark Dunham - A decorated firefighter, and paramedic, he runs the EC Office of Emergency Management. He's known for his hot temper, and less than favorable opinion of the city's superhero population.
Empire City Department of Fire and Emergency Services (ECFD)
Empire City Department of Corrections (ECDC)
- Empire City Adult Detention Center (ADC)
- Woman's Detention Center (WDC)
- Empire City Jail Annex (The Annex) Located on a small man-made island in Empire Bay. It was specifically designed, and built, to house high-security inmates, namely the city's supervillain population, with a grant from the federal government.
- ECDC Emergency Services Unit (ESU)- ECDC's tactical unit. It responds to inmate disturbances, high-risk inmate transports, attempted escapes, etc.
Empire City Department of Youth Services Empire City Criminal Courts Complex - In addition to housing the various courtrooms, judges, clerks of court, they provide space four housing inmates awaiting their hearings and space for use by the various officers of the court.
Empire City Metropolitan Transit Authority - "The Metro" - Empire City's subway/rail system/public bus system.
- Empire City Transit Authority Police - TAPD is responsible for policing Empire City's various public transport systems.
Empire City Port Authority - Empire City Port Authority Police - Provides police services at EC two airports, the port authority, and all other ports of entry, as well as supervising the contract security guards responsible for performing more routine functions like entry control, issuing ID badges, and foot patrols around the port.
Federal Plaza - Hosts offices for most federal agencies, including BSI, the US Attorney’s Office (1 Federal Plaza), and agencies such as the FBI, USSS, ATF, USMS, etc.
TV, Newspapers, and Entertainment
TV-1 Satellite Network - One of the many entertainment outlets owned by the Carlyle Media Group.
WECN - Empire City's 24 hour news channel
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Amber Green: Ace reporter for
Investigative Reports, a weekly investigative show airing on WECN, and one of its highest rated shows.
The Empire City Chronicle - The city's primary newspaper.
The National Informer - A weekly tabloid that routinely spreads the latest gossip.
Capes Magazine - A monthly magazine that covers superpowered heroes and villains alike. Owned and operated by the Carlyle Media Group.
Places of Interest
The Empire City Museum of Natural History
The Empire City Museum of Modern Art
The Empire City Opera House
The Metro Dome Sports Complex - Empire City's spanking new sports complex, and home of the Warriors, Empire City's NBA team.
Sports Teams
The Warriors - Empire City's NBA team
The Stars - Empire City's WNBA team
The Sabers - EC's NHL team
The Imperials - EC's Major League Baseball team (thanks Cougar).