Gotham

Gotham is a city in New Jersey, United States. Considered by some to be the "evil" twin of New York City, it is where the majority of the black and gold 'verse thus far takes place, where the Stark-Wayne Family lives, and where the Batfamily operates. The city is about 100 sq miles smaller than New York City, with a population of roughly 6 million as of 2003, and is divided into four boroughs:
* Coventry is the west and main borough, comparable to Manhattan. It is where most of the downtown is. On the map provided, it would be roughly northwest of Newark, although some of Newark would be included as part of it. This is additionally where Crime Alley is located.
* Brideshead is the north borough, probably comparable to the Bronx. On the map provided, it would actually be more like to be where Edgewater (the dot) is, at least the eastern parts of it.
* Edgewater, also known as the Narrows, is the eastern borough; it doesn't exactly have a set borough of New York City that it would be comparable to. The dot on the map is Edgewater in real-life, but the Edgewater in the 'verse would probably be a little bit more southern than that.
* Elizabeth is the southern borough, and comparable to Queens and/or Brooklyn. It has lower crime rates than the rest of the three boroughs. It is pretty much located where it is on the map.
Gotham is known for having the highest crime rate of a city in the entire country. It is rife with gangs, mafias, drugs, corruption, and etc. This has changed some since the appearance of Batman in 1995, and with the establishment of the larger Batfamily since then. However, trying to lower the crime rate is practically impossible due to how horrible it is, especially with crime lords like the Joker and Carmine Falcone operating the city, among several other notable players.
Important locations within Gotham include:
* The Glass House
* St. Philomena's Preparatory Academy