New York City New York City ( also known as New York and the Big Apple ) was a city on the Atlantic coast of the North America n continent . This city was in New York . Brooklyn and Manhattan were areas within the city . Enforcement of local city ordinances was handled by the New York City Police Department . Major landmarks in the city included the Empire State Building , the Statue of Liberty , the Brooklyn Bridge , the World Trade Center , and Times Square . New York was the city in which Edith Keeler had her mission before her untimely death in 1930 . ( ) In 1932 , Gracie Allen and George Burns performed a classic comedy routine at the Roxy Theatre . ( ) A major publishing house was located in this city . In 1941 , it published the story " The Long Dark Tunnel " , a Dixon Hill detective novel . ( ) 1950s New York , specifically Harlem , was also the home of Benny Russell , the identity Benjamin Sisko assumed in visions from both the Prophet s and the Pah - wraith s . It was also the home of the publishing house for Incredible Tales of Scientific Wonder . ( ) In 1953 , Willie Mosconi was defeated in the Ames Pool Hall by Gaunt Gary . ( ) In the 1960s , advanced aliens sent gene tically - modified Human s back to Earth to prevent it from destroying itself by carrying out top secret missions using advanced alien technology . They were based in Apartment 12B , somewhere in New York City . ( ) New York City was subjected to a terrorist attack on September 11 , 2001 , when two airplane s crashed into the World Trade Center . ( ) In 2007 , Jonathan F . Raymond was born in this city . ( , okudagram ) In 2051 , Craig Weiss Raymond was born in this city . ( , okudagram ) In 2072 , was born in this city . ( , okudagram ) In the late 21st century , Maureen Doyle Raymond was born in this city . ( , okudagram ) In the early 22nd century , Loren Bivens Raymond , Sean Sweeney Raymond , and Don Greenberg Raymond were born in this city . ( , okudagram ) In the 23rd century , was born in this city . ( , okudagram ) " In the year 1944 of an alternate timeline , New York was occupied by Nazi German forces with the aid of 29th century aliens known as Na ' kuhl , and received a visit from Adolf Hitler . The leader of the Na ' kuhl , Vosk , supervised the secret construction of a temporal conduit in the city . This timeline was corrected by the crew of when they destroyed the conduit . " ( ) " Enterprise " chief engineer Charles Tucker III commented that 1944 New York was very different from the city he was used to in the 22nd century . ( ) Culture . One of New York ' s most famous streets was Wall Street , former site of the New York Stock Exchange . The Ferengi made annual pilgrimages there , as it was the engine of Earth ' s old currency based economic system . ( ) New York was home to many cultural institutions . Carnegie Hall was a popular concert venue there . ( ) Harry Kim trained at the Juilliard Youth Symphony . ( ) Among the sports teams that represented New York during the 20th century were the Yankees and the Giants ( the latter of whom moved to San Francisco ) . ( ) New York was also known for several distinct food dishes , including New York - style pizza and New York cheesecake . ( ) Literature . In " Dangerous Ground " , Doctor John Rawley , while helping a woman with abdominal pains , when faced with the situation chose to forget what he didn ' t have and concentrated on what he did have . He believed that the woman was giving birth , until proven otherwise . The doctor once visited a hospital delivery room in the city . According to him , the room was " . . . beautifully equipped . " Later in the novel , the doctor reflected on his life in Fairbridge feeling that a major disadvantage to living in a small country village was the lack of privacy . He thought , " I reflected that in my small New York apartment , with neighbors a few feet away on all sides , I have had much more essential privacy than I ever could expect in Fairbridge . There was much to be said for a metropolitan existence where your life is strictly your own business because no else cares about it . " In the " Julian Bashir , Secret Agent " holosuite program , New York was hit by a number of earthquake s , created by Hippocrates Noah ' s underground laser s . Before the first earthquake , Honey Bare , who was in the city , disappeared . ( )