New York City is a city in Southeastern New York.
Percy Jackson and the Olympians[]
The Lightning Thief[]
Percy Jackson goes to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, his Apartment, and the Empire State Building. After getting expelled, he head to his family’s apartment in Manhattan.
The Sea of Monsters[]
Percy attends Meriwether College Prep in the city.
The Titan's Curse[]
When he is not selected to go on a quest, Percy tails those selected and temporarily stops in the city. After a conversation with Dionysus on the Chrysler Building, he continues to tail them. After saving Artemis and Annabeth, she alone with Percy and Thalia fly to Olympus on the Empire State Building.
The Battle of the Labyrinth[]
Percy goes for orientation at Goode High School and later goes to Times Square to ask Rachel for help.
The Demigod Diaries[]
Percy Jackson and the Stolen Chariot[]
Percy and Clarisse La Rue search the city for Ares' War Chariot before finding it at the Staten Island Zoo.
Percy Jackson and the Sword of Hades[]
Percy is at Goode High School taking his midterms when Mrs. O'Leary drops by to warn him.
The Last Olympian[]
The fight between the demigods and Kronos' army is located in Manhattan. During the fight, the island is magically separated from the rest of New York. Also, Morpheus puts all of the mortals in Manhattan to sleep during the war.
The Kane Chronicles[]
The 21st Nome is located in Brooklyn. Magicians, the House of Life, and Egyptian gods generally tend to avoid Manhattan as it tends to have other "problems" by way of the presence of Olympus atop the Empire State Building.
The Chalice of the Gods[]
Percy, Annabeth, and Grover go around the city looking for Ganymede's Chalice.
The Trials of Apollo[]
The Hidden Oracle[]
After being turned human for a third time, Apollo crash lands in a dumpster in Hell's Kitchen.
The Tower of Nero[]
Meg McCaffrey and Apollo return to New York City to liberate the Oracle of Delphi from Triumvirate Holdings and take out Nero.
The Sun and the Star: A Nico di Angelo Adventure[]
Nico and Will go to the city to start their quest.
Storm Runner Trilogy[]
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The Shadow Crosser[]
Zane Obispo tracks the last godborn to the Hell's Kitchen neighborhood of the city.
Sikander Aziz series[]
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City of the Plague God[]
Sikander Aziz joins forces to Gilgamesh and Belet Amari to stop Nergal from wiping out the population of the city's largest borough, Manhattan.
The Cursed Carnival and Other Calamities: New Stories About Mythic Heroes[]
The Loneliest Demon[]
Sik goes around Manhattan with Rabisu to help the demon return to Kurnugi and later, fend off the Anunna and prevent them from getting into his reality.
Locations[]
The Empire State Building[]
- Main article: Empire State Building
The Empire State Building is the new home of the Olympian gods, as Olympus floats above it. Percy visits this building many times during the series to visit the gods.
The Brooklyn Battery Tunnel[]
The Brooklyn Battery Tunnel, officially known as the Hugh L. Carey Tunnel, is a toll road in Manhattan. It runs under the East River and connects the Brooklyn borough to the Manhattan borough. In The Last Olympian during the Battle of Manhattan, the Demeter cabin was sent to guard the Brooklyn Battery Tunnel. The Demeter campers grew thorns and poison ivy to keep the monsters at bay.
Queens-Midtown Tunnel[]
The Queens-Midtown Tunnel (sometimes simply known as the Midtown Tunnel) is a highway tunnel and toll road. It crosses under the East River and connects the Borough of Queens (at the Long Island City terminus of I-495) on Long Island with the borough of Manhattan.
In The Last Olympian, during the Battle of Manhattan, the Aphrodite cabin were sent to guard this tunnel. The perfume Givenchy (which apparently monsters hate the smell of) may have been sprayed in this tunnel to keep the Titan Army away.
Williamsburg Bridge[]
The Williamsburg Bridge is a bridge in the city of Manhattan. In The Last Olympian, during the Battle of Manhattan, the Apollo's Cabin was sent to defend the Williamsburg Bridge. When the Apollo cabin (with the help of Percy Jackson and Annabeth Chase) drove back the Titan army, Kronos engaged Percy in a duel. During this duel, Kronos sent a wave of energy that almost destroyed the bridge. Percy summoned his power to destroy the bridge completely, stopping Kronos from proceeding to Manhattan. However, Michael Yew disappeared and was later revealed to have died.
The Holland Tunnel[]
The Holland Tunnel is a highway tunnel under the Hudson River connecting the island of Manhattan in New York City with Jersey City. In The Last Olympian, during the Battle of Manhattan, the Hephaestus cabin was positioned here. The campers left traps and used Greek Fire to defend the tunnel and Manhattan.
Rivers[]
The Hudson River[]
- Main article: Hudson River Spirit
The Hudson River is a river surrounding the island of Manhattan. The spirit of the river dislikes Percy and The East River spirit. He is very polluted.
The East River[]
- Main article: East River Spirit
The East River is the other river surrounding the island of Manhattan. The spirit of the river dislikes Percy and is a rival of the Hudson River spirit. He is also known to be very polluted.
Trivia[]
- While not mentioned in the series itself, the borough Manhattan, where the Olympians reside, is avoided by certain Egyptian gods and their hosts in Brooklyn.
- The City was founded by the Dutch and was originally named New Amsterdam.
- The five boroughs of New York are Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, Staten Island, and The Bronx.
- The Williamsburg Bridge is the scene of some important events such as:
- the disappearance/death of Michael Yew, head counselor of the Apollo cabin
- the second defeat of the Minotaur by Percy Jackson
- Annabeth being injured by Ethan Nakamura in saving Percy, thus leading to him telling her his vulnerable spot.
- The Williamsburg Bridge also appears in The Kane Chronicles.