Grand Theft Auto IV (GTA IV) Liberty City - New York City Comparison

Grand Theft Auto IV (GTA IV) Liberty City - New York City Comparison - 1 of 3

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This will be a series of videos covering the New York City locations used in Grand Theft Auto IV's version of Liberty City. I pan around most locations to show you the similarities and differences in each site, between these two cities. This first video covers the boroughs of Bohan/The Bronx and Dukes/Queens. Enjoy the sights and sounds.
Note: At 10:11, Schottler is located in Broker (Brooklyn), but it's real-life counterpart, Sunnyside, is in Queens, which is why I included Schottler in this video.

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@NeoTurboManiac78 Жыл бұрын

Grand Theft Auto IV footage was recorded on the Xbox 360. New York City footage was recorded during the Summer of 2022.

@benturkum5381 10 ай бұрын

Queens/Dukes Manhattan/Algonquin Bronx/Bohan Broker/Brooklyn Jersey/Alderney

@manfaceblox 21 күн бұрын

The bronx: in manhattan Manhattan: algonquin Algonquin: not unlocked in the beggining of game The bronx: bohan HOW CAN WE ACESS BOHAN IN THE BEGGINING OF THE GAME

@DadRacer Жыл бұрын

Neat! This took a lot of time and dedication to make. So cool to see the similarities!

@NeoTurboManiac78 Жыл бұрын

Thanks! It took several weekends for me to record the footage throughout the city. During the whole process, I lost a few pounds from all the walking. There's still a lot more to come.

@mala3167 Жыл бұрын

Favorite GTA of all time. To this day I still want to move to nyc after playing this game. Loved the atmosphere and was always so mesmerized at the beauty of Liberty city in game. The multiplayer was also so fun and made so much online friends I still play with till this day 😢

@koreanculturefan Ай бұрын

When u gon' move up there?

@Sonic57053 Жыл бұрын

Awesome video! I was born and raised Dukes (Queens) throughout my whole life! I visited certain places in Queens such as Forest Hills, Sunnyside, Flushing Meadows, Long Island City & Astoria that I didn't know that GTA 4 got these locations and made a PERFECT recreation of them! I once lived in Jackson Heights for 10 years and I thought that GTA 4 forgot about that place. At first I thought Cerveza Heights was Crown Heights, Brooklyn but it was Actually Jackson Heights! I now currently live in Queens Village which is a shame that GTA IV could of made EAST Island instead of Alderney. They would of made other neighborhoods from Queens to LI like, Dukes Village (Queens Village), Little Throat (Little Neck), The Knockaways (The Rockaways), East-Side (Bayside), Orchard Gardens (Oakland Gardens), & even Green Meadows (Fresh Meadows).

@NeoTurboManiac78 Жыл бұрын

Those are some nice names for those neighborhoods.

@edwin99901 6 ай бұрын

So far GTA6 looks very accurate to it's real life counterpart compared to what GTA 4 and 5 was to theirs. I hope that whenever Rockstar decides to include all HD era maps into one game, perhaps for GTA7, that they at least rework Liberty City to match New York more, as well as include Staten Island and a bit of Long Island, because it's not so accurate. I would like to see my Brooklyn area in a GTA map.

@MrBronx61 Жыл бұрын

1:36 - From the 1960s to the early 70s, I lived right across the street from the Jackson Avenue station. Rockstar did a great job capturing the "feel" of NYC, but I thought Bohan/Bronx got short-changed. There are many residential areas, and how could Rockstar leave out Yankee Stadium?

@NeoTurboManiac78 Жыл бұрын

Nice! That means you got to ride the 3rd Ave. El. It closed a few years before I was born, but it's a shame that it was torn down. Thanks for pointing out the omission of Yankee Stadium, as the in-game radio references the Liberty City Swingers, yet no baseball stadium. They should've also incldued MSG.

@MrBronx61 Жыл бұрын

@@NeoTurboManiac78 I lived at St. Mary's projects, 665 Westchester Avenue. In fact, Elizabeta's building looked just like the one I lived in. Again, great job by Rockstar, but no excuse for leaving out Yankee Stadium, Shea Stadium & MSG. Shoot, GTA San Andreas had a stadium in each city!

@NeoTurboManiac78 Жыл бұрын

@@MrBronx61 The inclusion of stadiums would've been great, as you can drive up the ramps and there would be ample spots like the concession stands, where enemies can attack you.

@delusionalwestbrookfan5745 Жыл бұрын

Incredible video, I thought this was made YEARS ago but after I was done watching I was surprised by how recent this was made! Got to see some NYC inspired parts that didn’t notice from playing, and I’ve lived in NY all my life lol. I hope this gets the views it deserves this is awesome👏

@NeoTurboManiac78 Жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot. I too didn't take notice of all the landmarks featured, as there are plenty of parts of NYC that I don't venture into or have not been to in many years. It's a New York thing. 😄

@delusionalwestbrookfan5745 Жыл бұрын

@@NeoTurboManiac78 Yeah definitely 😂, I swear a random person from another country has seen more landmarks than the ones that actually live here, it’s hard to make time for all those things 😅

@vicvega24 Жыл бұрын

This game reminds me of Nas Illmatic rap album.

@NeoTurboManiac78 Жыл бұрын

You got the Steinway Houses, which is the equivalent to Queensbridge Houses to boot.

@slickyasf9217 Жыл бұрын

props to u for goin all around ny lmaooo this is just the vid i wanted to see

@NeoTurboManiac78 Жыл бұрын

Thanks! I got lots of exercise, lost a few pounds, and it was good to see parts of the city that I haven't been to in a long time.

@zioneli98 Жыл бұрын

It’s crazy how much the pool in Astoria park looks exactly how it is in the game i used to live in queens be in that pool all summer lol I came upon it playing gta4 the other day I freaked out

@NeoTurboManiac78 Жыл бұрын

I went to Astoria Pool a few times during the 90's. It was nice that Rockstar accurately depicted locations like that which familiar to locals.

@JamesSmith-yw8ts 8 ай бұрын

As a person that's not from New York but a big fan of GTA 4 Bohan gave me that Bronx feel.

@NeoTurboManiac78 8 ай бұрын

I like that they got the hilly terrain of the Bronx down pat.

@Stonymontana14 Жыл бұрын

I’m playing gta 4 thinking “I wonder how real they made this city” and found this vid 😂

@VOTE_REFORM_UK 29 күн бұрын

For both GTA 4 and GTA 5 they did actual location scouting to make both Liberty City Los Santos feel as close as possible to their real life counterparts. It is rumored that they did the same for Vice City in GTA 6 as well.

@TheKayliedGamerChannel-YouTube Жыл бұрын

Cool to see you put the video back up and in the edit you wanted 🤠👍

@NeoTurboManiac78 Жыл бұрын

Thanks! It was more convenient to split everything, due to the large amount of sites covered. For Part 2, I will add more site that I took a photo of yesterday.

@72blxxdbpsfoo 11 ай бұрын

This is absolutely amazing! GTA IV will always be my favorite due to these amazing sightings they recreated. I wish they did the same for V, but we already know the deal behind that😂😂😂😂

@SexyHobo 4 ай бұрын

Thanks for making these, buddy. Your doing God's work. Big hug from Houston, TX.

@TeddyThePlaya1 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for this video, I love GTA IV and NYC!

@NeoTurboManiac78 Жыл бұрын

Same here. People give NYC a lot of $h!t, but there's still alot of nice things about it.

@luizfelipemesquita6596 6 ай бұрын

I just came back from my first trip to NYC. GTA IV was the first GTA i’ve played, and its my favorite one… While walking, a felt in some places like it wasn’t my first time there 😂😂 It is amazing the effort put by rockstar in capturing NYC’s energy and details, even when everything is a joke or parody. Excellent video mate, really enjoyed watching (lets proceed to the continuation 😅)

@ezzy9886 Жыл бұрын

Love this I lived all over newyork from Bronx queens Brooklyn Roosevelt Island. So this gta4 hit deeply. Wish we got a remaster for newer gen systems

@bnyceg7692 3 ай бұрын

👏 great job you deserve way more views but you know they hold good stuff back

@porthub3553 Жыл бұрын

I went to nyc when i was a teenager a few times and then ended up working very briefly in nyc for like 2 weeks and then returning a few weeks later for more work (Was actually there just a few days after this video was uploaded) . I always felt like GTA4 felt more authentic to nyc than GTAV felt to LA. Sure both are missing a lot, but GTA4 is missing less it feels like. Also your footage makes me hella nostalgic. last time i was in nyc was fall 2022. I miss it now. Something about Late Summer NYC with clear blue skies in the mid afternoon always hits me for some reason.

@NeoTurboManiac78 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing your story. I played a little bit of GTA V, but I did not get into it like I did in Part IV, as I did not have that connection with the setting. It should be noted that I have never been to LA. My favorite times of the day where I enjoy being out walking around the city are late morning and early afternoon.

@dennisbowen452 10 ай бұрын

Even at 15 years old iv looks really good. The fact that iv's map is bigger than spiderman on ps4 is depressing

@iceman1287 5 ай бұрын

It’s not bigger

@NewAgeSociety 9 ай бұрын

Truly appreciate this video!

@NeoTurboManiac78 8 ай бұрын

Thanks! As I have said in the comments section, I enjoyed the challenge of capturing the many sights for this video.

@AKfromNY_ Жыл бұрын

Lived in queens near my whole life and played GTA4 so many times , literally never realized how many places in queens are in this game. that spot in forest hills so lowkey too crazy rockstar got it in

@terrymcginnis2000 6 ай бұрын

Great video!

@L_ito 5 ай бұрын

amazing bro !

@MrFusion 10 ай бұрын

I'm from PA and I rarely am ever in NYC, so seeing how similar a lot of these locations are to real life is pretty cool. I'd kill to see how Rockstar would update Liberty City on current hardware. Maybe they'll actually include Staten Island and Long Island.

@psychosis9343 Ай бұрын

To this day gta 4 still has the most realistic depiction of new york in gaming

@Gatorraded Жыл бұрын

Game was on sale for just 5 bucks on Steam, I've lived in NY for all my life but I'd want to live in LC, despite all the crimes committed by the protagonists. I wish NYC was that close to Brooklyn lmao.

@alilyaaliluevna 2 ай бұрын

Какой должна покупает в стиме, после того как Рокстар там музыку уничтожила

@emrekarakus1864 Жыл бұрын

Amazing

@singingchef23 Жыл бұрын

I'm here now visiting the in laws and just had to watch this. Crazy how accurate it is still considering thr age of the game

@davidchapman760 3 ай бұрын

I live in England but I have been to NYC twice on holiday. Whilst there, I tried to find as many GTA IV locations as possible. I know it probably sounds sad, but it had to be done 😅. Great video 👍

@NeoTurboManiac78 3 ай бұрын

Thanks for visiting NYC. Hopefully you had a nice time.

@davidchapman760 3 ай бұрын

@@NeoTurboManiac78 Both times were great

@yinkam7902 Жыл бұрын

LMFAOOOO the cop at 4:14 😭😭😭

@NeoTurboManiac78 Жыл бұрын

Hahahaha I know. The unexpected things random passerbys would say gave me a good laugh. I caught a few of those while filming the real life locations, but I couldn't use them for the video.

@BryanLoko 9 ай бұрын

Man, I'm from Brazil but I would love to travel to New York and Los Angeles and I certainly wouldn't be able to walk around the city without thinking about Gta 4 and 5 because it's incredible how detailed and identical it is

@TheSameOldSamurai 7 ай бұрын

Perfect ❤

@silverwings21 Жыл бұрын

Nice. I finally got around to finally watching this, kept getting pulled away.

@NeoTurboManiac78 Жыл бұрын

Thanks man! It took me out to parts of the city that I otherwise would not visit and I lost a few pounds throughout the process.

@silverwings21 Жыл бұрын

@@NeoTurboManiac78 You're welcome. I once overheard someone, when I was standing online at a store, he lost a lot of weight by walking and only drinking water.

@NeoTurboManiac78 Жыл бұрын

@@silverwings21 It works. I drink a small glass of OJ at home in the morning and I have a small coffee at work. The rest of the day I drink nothing but water. I prefer walking over running, because I am afraid of damaging my knees. I feel a slight jolt on my left knee from time to time. I'm in my mid-40's, so I don't want to deal with the repercussions when I get older, if I run excessively.

@RobertWWD 3 ай бұрын

My Mom was born in Long Island so I’m glad that was in this video.

@troy66777 6 ай бұрын

“Star Junction” / Times Square probably was the most impressive to me. “Broker Bridge” / Brooklyn Bridge too

@NeoTurboManiac78 6 ай бұрын

The Broker/Brooklyn Bridge stood out as an accurate site to me. I was impressed with the Steinway/Astoria Pool

@keventertains7077 5 ай бұрын

I’m pretty sure the northern garden houses @3:52 look like POLO GROUND Towers in Washington heights

@thecostarules631 6 ай бұрын

It's been 15 years and many places in NYC have vastly changed, specially around one court square and the old factories redeveloped in brooklyn/queens... i believe it's more than enough for rockstar to bring back LC in GTA 6 or a later expansion

@NeoTurboManiac78 6 ай бұрын

Oh yeah, especially Long Island City.

@theend1133 Жыл бұрын

Guys, you see your home in the game?

@joeylatz7611 8 ай бұрын

They did such a good job in comparison

@NeoTurboManiac78 8 ай бұрын

They really did.

@gabrielmartines3510 Жыл бұрын

Do Alderney on separate video, please.

@NeoTurboManiac78 Жыл бұрын

That's too difficult for me to do, as I don't live in New Jersey, nor am I familiar with the locations used.

@0000song0000 Жыл бұрын

3:29 Reality is crazier than games 😅 800-PAIN-LAW😂

@NeoTurboManiac78 Жыл бұрын

Those kind of ads are plastered everywhere😁

@folev_333 8 ай бұрын

Just imagine if the gta 4 colors were right how good it would look

@Ayaki6166 10 күн бұрын

Liberty City and New York City are exciting city. Different than my city Los Angeles. L.A. is beautiful city and beautiful ocean.

@NeoTurboManiac78 10 күн бұрын

I am going to visit LA later this year. It will be my first time. I have been to San Diego, which is beautiful.

@imnotmau_uwu Жыл бұрын

For this Reason Liberty City from GTA IV is my Favorite because it has Similarities with New York

@NeoTurboManiac78 Жыл бұрын

Same here. I can relate better to this game than Part V.

@jamesmiles3341 Жыл бұрын

Let’s not forget gta iv came out in 2008 things have changed A LOT, could’ve been more accurate if you actually time travel to 2008, this game really impressed me, i’m from indonesia (i bet you don’t know where that is) in 2010 I went to USA and new york for the first time in my life i was 18 don’t know anything about english (my english still trash), had no idea liberty city was a rockstar version of nyc, i was there with my girlfriend which is now my wife and a mom of a boy who think rockstar games are boring L son lol he’s a gamer tho. I was going crazy I couldn’t believe everything i saw, i kept pointing random things, streets, bridges, restaurants hundreds of time and I kept saying "WAIT I KNOW THIS FROM GTA" every single time. I seriously didn’t know liberty city was a new york inspired city.

@NeoTurboManiac78 Жыл бұрын

I absolutely can spot Indonesia on a map. That's how I feel when I watch a movie or TV show that is filmed in NYC.

@AKfromNY_ Жыл бұрын

also prob was made 2004-2007

@DonManMaynard 9 ай бұрын

Couldn’t of changed that much

@ocsjc13 Жыл бұрын

Grew up in l.a so gta 5 is for me

@NeoTurboManiac78 Жыл бұрын

I totally get it.

@miguelpasamano4995 Жыл бұрын

Do you have a video where you do the Grand Theft Auto 3 Liberty City map?

@NeoTurboManiac78 Жыл бұрын

I don't, as its take on NYC is nowhere near as accurate as Part IV.

@miguelpasamano4995 Жыл бұрын

I know it basically has New York City scrambled all over the place but I'd still love to see the real-life equivalents of the things in GTA 3.

@NeoTurboManiac78 Жыл бұрын

@@miguelpasamano4995There might be other channels that have done this comparison for Grand Theft Auto III. I have no interest in doing so, as I don't have a connection with that game.

@miguelpasamano4995 Жыл бұрын

@@NeoTurboManiac78 now that you mention it, GTA 4 is what GTA 3 should've been. San Andreas, GTA 4, and GTA 5 are my favorites.

@Chichimee 10 ай бұрын

Makes one proud to live in NY state

@jamesferguson9489 6 ай бұрын

Born in NYC and living there? Luckyy

@NeoTurboManiac78 6 ай бұрын

Lot's of things about NYC are great (food and easy to navigate around without a vehicle) and there are things about it that are not (crowded, pricey, and smelly in the summer). It's a place I've been accustomed to my whole life, though I will leave when I retire.

@boeitnie1185 Жыл бұрын

So wait Alderney isn't part of Liberty city?? What is Alderney based on then??

@NeoTurboManiac78 Жыл бұрын

New Jersey

@2w0nGranTurismo Жыл бұрын

see i knew Bohan was the Bronx

@draz9765 7 ай бұрын

I miss NYC. California is so bleak I need another vacation over there lol

@NeoTurboManiac78 7 ай бұрын

I spent a weekend in San Diego in September and I had a nice time. Afterwards, I popped in Midnight Club 3 Dub Edition and saw some spots in the game that they took from San Diego.

@thatruth031 5 ай бұрын

GTA 6 need to recreate Lc and make it the whole 5 Boros and LI

@NeoTurboManiac78 5 ай бұрын

That would be nice, but Vice City needs the HD treatment. I'm sure if and when GTA VII is released, it will go back to Liberty City.

@thatruth031 5 ай бұрын

@@NeoTurboManiac78 That’s a fact that’ll be dope or add new cities better yet make the whole USA GTA 7

@wrathz_115 4 ай бұрын

@@thatruth031GTA also released expansion packs taking place in 1960’s London back when the first GTA game was released, it’s a shame Rockstar never took the opportunity to give London the 3D treatment, who knows, maybe they might take the opportunity to give it the HD treatment and even attempt to adapt something similar to Peaky Blinders, even shed some light on any possible ancestors of the characters we’ve known so far to tie in with the HD Timeline, might not ever happen but hey, a man can dream 🥲🤷‍♂️

@revenant4252 7 ай бұрын

4:11 🤣 the shit npcs say in this game

@ajx2956 6 ай бұрын

Noice

@Ge_Stern Жыл бұрын

It's nostalgic of seeing these familiar virtual places of our reality, but unfortunately, blurry textures and poor quality of graphics in general ruined (well, kind of) the great idea. Or maybe, you're running GTA IV on an old PS3 and it's aged so obvious badly?

@NeoTurboManiac78 Жыл бұрын

This was recorded on an Xbox 360.