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{{infobox borough|Broker | {{infobox borough|Broker | ||
|image = [[File:Broker montage.jpg|250px]] | |image = [[File:Broker-GTAIV-montage.jpg|250px]] | ||
|caption = From top left: [[Broker Bridge]], [[Downtown Broker]], [[Schottler Medical Center]] and [[Screamer|Screamer Roller Coaster]], [[Hove Beach]] | |caption = From top left: [[Broker Bridge]], [[Downtown Broker]], [[Schottler Medical Center]] and [[Screamer|Screamer Roller Coaster]], [[Hove Beach]] | ||
|games = [[Grand Theft Auto: IV]] <br> [[Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars]] | |games = [[Grand Theft Auto: IV]] <br> [[Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars]] | ||
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'''Broker''' is one of the five boroughs in [[ | '''Broker''' is one of the five boroughs in the [[GTA IV Era|GTA IV era's]] version of [[Liberty City in GTA IV Era|Liberty City]]. It contains twelve out of the city's sixty-five neighborhoods, while its population is the third highest, estimated at 1,368,198. Its real-life archetype is [[wp:Brooklyn|Brooklyn]]. It is situated to the south of the borough of [[Dukes]] and connected to [[Algonquin]] by the [[Broker Bridge|Broker]] and [[Algonquin Bridge|Algonquin]] bridges. Broker was named after King George III's bastard son who came to [[United States of America|America]]. Streets in Broker are been named after Western-era cowboys and cowboy-related words (Cassidy Street, Deadwood Street, Earp Street, Hickock Street, and Kid Street are some examples). Avenues in Broker are primarily been named after Indian tribes (Iroquois Avenue, Mohawk Avenue, Onandaga Avenue, Seneca Avenue are some examples). | ||
Broker and Dukes are the only boroughs in the metropolitan area that share an island. Waters separate all other boroughs. | Broker and Dukes are the only boroughs in the metropolitan area that share an island. Waters separate all other boroughs. | ||
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This is the borough in which the player begins GTA IV, in which [[Niko Bellic]] meets his cousin [[Roman Bellic]]. | This is the borough in which the player begins GTA IV, in which [[Niko Bellic]] meets his cousin [[Roman Bellic]]. | ||
Broker's central business district is | Broker's central business district is its [[Downtown Broker|Downtown]] neighborhood, which is a successful business district beside [[Outlook Park]] with tall buildings. Broker is a very poor borough shown in other areas though; around [[BOABO]] and [[Schottler]] there are many hobos. Near Niko's [[Broker Safehouse|safehouse]] in [[Hove Beach]], there are many [[Russian Mafia|Russian]] thugs with weapons hanging around. If Niko exits his safehouse in Hove and shoots the sky, these thugs will be notified and start blasting Niko. | ||
==Character== | ==Character== | ||
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==Places of interest== | ==Places of interest== | ||
[[ | [[File:BrokerBridge-GTAIV-streetlevel.jpg|right|thumb|256px|The Broker Bridge.]] | ||
*[[Broker Bridge]] | *[[Broker Bridge]] | ||
*[[Broker Navy Yard]] ''([[Mohanet Ave]], [[East Hook]])'' | *[[Broker Navy Yard]] ''([[Mohanet Ave]], [[East Hook]])'' | ||
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==Neighborhoods== | ==Neighborhoods== | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
File:Beachgate-GTAIV-northwestwards.jpg|[[Beachgate]] (''[[wp:Seagate, Brooklyn|Seagate]]'') | |||
File:BeechwoodCity-GTAIV-northwestwards.jpg|[[Beechwood City]] (''[[wp:Flatbush, Brooklyn|Flatbush]]'') | |||
File:BOABO-GTAIV-southwards.jpg|[[BOABO]] (''[[wp:DUMBO, Brooklyn|DUMBO]]'') | |||
File:DowntownBroker-GTAIV-southwards.jpg|[[Downtown Broker|Downtown]] (''[[wp:Downtown Brooklyn|Downtown Brooklyn]]'') | |||
File:EastHook-GTAIV-southwards.jpg|[[East Hook]] (''[[wp:Red Hook, Brooklyn|Red Hook]]'') | |||
File:FireflyIsland-GTAIV-beach.jpg|[[Firefly Island]] (''[[wp:Coney Island|Coney Island]]'') | |||
File:FireflyProjects-GTAIV-westwards.jpg|[[Firefly Projects]] (''[[wp:Brownsville, Brooklyn|Brownsville]]'' and ''[[wp:East New York|East New York]]'') | |||
File:HoveBeach-GTAIV-northeastwards.jpg|[[Hove Beach]] (''[[wp:Brighton Beach, Brooklyn|Brighton Beach]]'' and ''[[wp:Bay Ridge|Bay Ridge]]) | |||
File:OutlookPark-GTAIV-northeastwards.jpg|[[Outlook]] (''[[wp:Prospect Park, Brooklyn|Prospect Park]]'') | |||
File:SouthSlopes-GTAIV-northwestwards.jpg|[[South Slopes]] (''[[wp:Park Slope, Brooklyn|Park Slope]]'') | |||
File:RotterdamHill-GTAIV-northeastwards.jpg|[[Rotterdam Hill]] (''[[wp:Clinton Hill, Brooklyn|Clinton Hill]]'' and ''[[wp:Brooklyn Heights, Brooklyn|Brooklyn Heights]]'') | |||
File:Schottler-GTAIV-northwestwards.jpg|[[Schottler]] (''[[wp:Sunnyside, Queens|Sunnyside]]'' and ''[[wp:Bedford Stuyvesant|Bedford Stuyvesant]]'') | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
{{broker neighborhoods}} | {{broker neighborhoods}} | ||
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==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
File:Broker-GTAIV-map.jpg|A map of Broker. | |||
File:Broker&Dukes-GTAIV-StuntJumps-map.jpg|Stunt Jumps in Broker and Dukes. | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
{{gtaiv}} | {{gtaiv}} | ||
[[Category:Locations in GTA IV]] | [[Category:Locations in GTA IV]] | ||
[[Category:Broker| ]] | [[Category:Broker| ]] | ||