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** The story takes place in a locale found within Manhattan (i.e. Central Park, [[UsefulNotes/BroadwayAndTheWestEnd Broadway]]).

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** The story takes place in a locale found within Manhattan (i.e. Central Park, [[UsefulNotes/BroadwayAndTheWestEnd [[Platform/BroadwayAndTheWestEnd Broadway]]).

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** The production is filmed in Manhattan as the state of New York offers a tax credit for film and television productions to work in the five boroughs



** The story takes place prior to 1874, when the City of New York was actually only on Manhattan and the current outer boroughs like Brooklyn were their own municipalities.

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** The story takes place prior to 1874, consolidation in 1898, when the City of New York was actually only on Manhattan and the current outer boroughs like Brooklyn were their own municipalities.

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* '''Enforced:''' The writer knows little about New York apart from Manhattan, and decides to focus the plot on what they do know.

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* '''Enforced:''' '''Enforced:'''
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The writer knows little about New York apart from Manhattan, show is specifically filmed in Manhattan and decides to focus can't convincingly double as anything else.
** Manhattan has
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* '''Downplayed:''' Most of the action takes place in Manhattan, but other places in NYC and greater New York State have moments of prominence.

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* '''Downplayed:''' '''Downplayed:'''
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Most of the action takes place in Manhattan, but other places in NYC and greater New York State have moments of prominence.prominence.
** Some neighboring districts are [[HufflepuffHouse mentioned in passing]], but the story is mainly focused on Manhattan.


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** The story takes place in a locale found within Manhattan (i.e. Central Park, [[UsefulNotes/BroadwayAndTheWestEnd Broadway]]).

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* '''Downplayed:''' Most of the action takes place in Manhattan, but other places in NYC and greater New York State have moments of prominence.



* '''Subverted:''' Alice and Bob are convinced to try searching the other boroughs as well.

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* '''Subverted:''' Alice and Bob are convinced to try searching the other boroughs as well.well after their search in Manhattan goes cold.
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* '''Conversed:''' "New York City is the largest city in the country, and New York State as a whole is also pretty interesting, why do the writers only focus on Manhattan?"

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* '''Conversed:''' "New York City is the largest city in the country, country in terms of population, and New York State as a whole is also pretty interesting, why do the writers only focus on Manhattan?"

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* '''Inverted:''' Everyone talks about the other boroughs and the rest of New York State, but Manhattan isn't even mentioned.

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* '''Inverted:''' '''Inverted:'''
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Everyone talks about the other boroughs and the rest of New York State, but Manhattan isn't even mentioned. mentioned.
** AliensInCardiff, applied to elsewhere in New York State.
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* '''Lampshaded:''' "We've been in NYC for months, but we're only sticking to Manhattan."

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* '''Lampshaded:''' "We've been Alice and Bob note that despite New York City being a big place, they keep on ending up in NYC for months, but we're only sticking to Manhattan."Manhattan.
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* '''Discussed:''' "You know, it's funny how people come to New York and think the only portion worth visiting is Manhattan."

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* '''Discussed:''' "You know, it's funny how people come to New York and think the only portion worth visiting is Manhattan." "Yeah, the other boroughs are cool too."
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* '''Lampshaded:''' "We've been in NYC for months, but we've only stayed in Manhattan."

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* '''Lampshaded:''' "We've been in NYC for months, but we've we're only stayed in sticking to Manhattan."
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* '''Lampshaded:''' "We've been in NYC for months, but we've only stayed in Manhattan."
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* '''Enforced:''' The writer knows little about New York apart from Manhattan, and decides to focus the plot on what they do know.
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** ''Alice And Bob'' is proudly filmed completely on location in New York City... but is set in Harlem.

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** ''Alice And Bob'' is proudly filmed completely on location in New York City... but is set in Harlem.Queens.
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** ''Alice And Bob'' is proudly filmed completely on location in New York City... but is set in Harlem.
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* '''Played For Drama:''' Alice and Bob find that Manhattan's dominance is economically strangling the other boroughs, who feel ignored and consider seceding.

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* '''Played For Drama:''' Alice and Bob find that Manhattan's dominance is economically strangling the other boroughs, who feel ignored and consider seceding.seceding to become independent municipalities again.
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* '''Conversed:''' "New York City is the largest city in the country, and New York State's also pretty interesting, why do the writers only focus on Manhattan?"

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* '''Conversed:''' "New York City is the largest city in the country, and New York State's State as a whole is also pretty interesting, why do the writers only focus on Manhattan?"
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* Inverted: Everyone talks about the other boroughs and the rest of New York State, but Manhattan isn't even mentioned.

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* Inverted: '''Inverted:''' Everyone talks about the other boroughs and the rest of New York State, but Manhattan isn't even mentioned.
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* Inverted: Everyone talks about the other boroughs and the rest of New York State, but Manhattan isn't even mentioned.

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* '''Exaggerated:'''
** FultonStreetFolly
** Manhattan is the only portion of New York State left after the rest got atomized.
* '''Parodied''': Alice and Bob are tourists and take a tour bus around Manhattan. Alice is excitedly taking pictures of Coney Island, Yankee Stadium, Arthur Ashe Stadium, and the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge; Bob meanwhile is plainly confused as he double checks his guidebook to verify that those should be, respectively, in Brooklyn, the Bronx, Queens, and Staten Island.



* '''Exaggerated:'''
** FultonStreetFolly
** Manhattan is the only portion of New York State left after the rest got atomized.



* '''Played for Drama:''' Alice and Bob find that Manhattan's dominance is economically strangling the other boroughs, who feel ignored and consider seceding.

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* '''Played for For Drama:''' Alice and Bob find that Manhattan's dominance is economically strangling the other boroughs, who feel ignored and consider seceding.
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* '''Played for Drama:''' Alice and Bob find that Manhattan's dominance is economically strangling the other boroughs, who feel ignored and consider seceding.

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* '''Played for Drama:''' Alice and Bob find that Manhattan's dominance is economically strangling the other boroughs, who feel ignored and consider seceding.seceding.
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This is the express train to NewYorkIsOnlyManhattan - no need to worry about those other boroughs.
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* '''Justified:''' The MacGuffin Alice and Bob are searching for is only found in Manhattan, and they have no time to go anywhere else.

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* '''Justified:''' '''Justified:'''
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The MacGuffin Alice and Bob are searching for is only found in Manhattan, and they have no time to go anywhere else. else.
** The story takes place prior to 1874, when the City of New York was actually only on Manhattan and the current outer boroughs like Brooklyn were their own municipalities.
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'''Basic Trope:''' Manhattan is the only important part of New York.
* '''Played Straight:''' Alice and Bob's story takes place in NYC, where they search for a MacGuffin, but only focuses on Manhattan.
* '''Subverted:''' Alice and Bob are convinced to try searching the other boroughs as well.
* '''Double Subverted:''' ...But they ultimately continue primarily searching in Manhattan.
* '''Averted:'''
** All the boroughs are treated with equal importance in Alice and Bob's search.
** Alice and Bob visit places not only within city limits, but throughout New York State.
* '''Exaggerated:'''
** FultonStreetFolly
** Manhattan is the only portion of New York State left after the rest got atomized.
* '''Exploited:''' Alice and Bob wait around in Manhattan because they know the MacGuffin holder can't resist a visit.
* '''Justified:''' The MacGuffin Alice and Bob are searching for is only found in Manhattan, and they have no time to go anywhere else.
* '''Defied:''' Alice and Bob purposely avoid Manhattan and make an active effort to see the rest of New York.
* '''Discussed:''' "You know, it's funny how people come to New York and think the only portion worth visiting is Manhattan."
* '''Conversed:''' "New York City is the largest city in the country, and New York State's also pretty interesting, why do the writers only focus on Manhattan?"
* '''Played for Drama:''' Alice and Bob find that Manhattan's dominance is economically strangling the other boroughs, who feel ignored and consider seceding.

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