New York City

[jacqulina 162]

                                         WELCOME TO PAGE 4

hi they i also hope your aunt gets well soon, thats very cool work i would like to ask where did you get those houses fom please,keep up the great work looking forward to more

[Maranello575 5]

You're doing a great job with this city and yes, the page are pushed down on IE.For a while I thought it was a problem with Simtrop but the same thing happened when i was at school.Keep up the good work!!

[Speed Devil 0]

Great its going well oh and the buildings look just like the real ones

From Speed Devil

P.S I would love to live there

[Red1530 1]

This CJ looks good. I have been to NYC and looks very good

[yrogory3 0]

I love the detail and accuracy....I lived in New York ever since I moved to this country and though I live in Texas now I am still a New Yorker...finally, an accurate new york....someone mentioned they lived just north of Mt. Sinai hospital....I went to school across the street from there...a small private school caled st. Bernard's....wow this CJ really brings back memories....keep up the good work and if you ever get a chance the outer borough's are ripe for "Simming"....is that a word?????...you know what i mean though lol

[luigiguy 1]

Good Job

[Hanson784 165]

Just dropping to quickly reply to comments before I visit with family at the hospital and take my leave of absence.

BubbaGump, Thanks considering how great the CJ Edmonton was that’s a very nice compliment. I not only used paint to make the taxis but also any other vehicles you see on the streets of New York. I downloaded Mikeseith’s taxis when he released them and used them as a base, as you can tell they’ve been given a New York makeover to include all the real life details they didn’t come with. I also used the Maxis vehicles as a base to make my custom real world vehicles. The Lincoln Town Car driving on the Queensboro uses the Maxis black sedan as a base, again, Mikeseith inspired me to customize the car when he came out with his automata pack.

Crazychickensc12, Thanks, I just hope I can get the money together to actually buy some of them in the future. They would look fantastic in the city.

Alfred.Jones, Thanks and welcome!

Squizer, Thanks for your support and well wishes.

Jacqulina, Thanks for the support. The buildings in the post from August 5th are pre-made 3D models that were made by someone else which are being sold by a vendor. They range in price from $30 to around $80. I just posted the pictures to show everyone what I came across and explain part of the reason behind having donations for the blog.

Maranello575, Thanks for letting me know about the sidebar. It’s something with using IE, it also happened with Simtropolis when I browsed with IE a couple years ago. Thankfully, most people have switched to Firefox.

Speed Devil, Thanks. Yes, the master behind those masterpieces, eingabehilfe, did a wonderful job creating them all. I hope they get many sales, including a couple of mine.

Red1530, Welcome and thanks.

yrogory3, Once a New Yorker always a New Yorker. It’s a small world, my sister was born at Mt. Sinai and KyNYC right around there. I think there’s some other New Yorker’s following the CJ also. Don’t worry the outer boroughs will get they’re time in the spotlight also, New York isn’t only Manhattan. Staten Island and Brooklyn are about halfway complete, Queens is about a quarter of the way completed, and the Bronx is about 66% done.

luigiguy, Thanks and welcome.

That’s all for now, we’ll resume with the CJ next month.

[JTKroll12 0]

What I mean about the traffic thing is all of the abandoned buildings that will create. It's nothing to do with failur to yourself, but I find that a problem with the game. It shouldn't be that effective I think.

[jacqulina 162]

hope everything is ok with your family,thanks for the info,looking forward to more when you have time

[Cornoosh 1]

The Buildings look so beautiful and so lifelike! Very good work for the rest of the CJ especially for Governor Island

[tankmank 853]

If you are stuck for buildings search maranello575 for the world trump tower and ah123ah123 for some brilliant bats aswell

and i think this cj is coming along nicely keep up the brilliant work

[Cjah 15]

Hope everything goes well with ur family and such....these times...never good,but I hope everyone is well and or doing fine...

Also this CJ is quite realistic and pretty nice....Great job!

[ilikehotdogsalot 311]

Sorry for the double post but I'm too lazy to edit my message. YOUR BATS ARE AMAZING! I love all of them and your bridge, Man, I'm REALLY going t keep my eye on this one.

[dogscarletnyc 0]

very nice I like my hometown alot. Also good job

[Pinchman 0]

Hello Hanson,

First, I hope everything is ok with your family.

I really like your work. On the regional view, and only with a few buildings, we already feel the NY ambiance. Well done!

Beautiful this Governor Island, I can see a lot of great BATs, especially the Castle Williams, where did you find it? Is it one of your creation?

Keep up this amazing work! This Cj is one of the best!

See you next month!

[crazychickensc12 84]

Patiently waiting for another update!!

[thetryer 0]

yes um.....when are you actually going to build the city?? cus...all i see are empty lots....

[Sim_Jesse 1]

if you've read the rest of the cj, you would see that he has big RL problems!! so don't expect an update any time soon!!!

[guitarist4816 3]

please come back, Im Hooked and looking for more!

[MiniMark 7]

Finally, some will recognize the city's signature stoplights, which I've made in BAT and plopped in the game as props. I'm trying to figure out a way to make them functional or replace the Maxis stop lights but for the time being they'll remain props.quote>

Wow I love this in game traffic lights. You should release them to the STEX for downloading!

[st louis dude 6]

I would like to see some more shots of downtown.

[ilikehotdogsalot 311]

She's been gone for a month. Don't revive old boards.

[Hanson784 165]

Hi all!

Long time no see. Don't worry, this thread's isn’t dead yet.

Sorry for making everyone wait so long for any kind of update. I just want everyone to know I've been very busy with real life and haven't found time to post the Roosevelt Island update even though it's been ready to go for more than a month. Though, I did find small openings of time to BAT and post updates over at the blog. Be sure to drop by the New York City Journal blog to check them out.

I have a feeling this CJ will be updated very much like the CJ Edmonton; updated once or twice a month but well worth the wait. We still have Roosevelt Island to visit so I'll be back with a full update on that and responses to your comments sometime later this week.

Stay tuned for more! (BTW I'm a man for future refrence)

[Maranello575 5]

When you find the time,you should post a few pics of times square.I really want to see what you did with that place.

[Goin2Chicago 4]

your blog is awesome. good job on putting real stories into it as well. 

you bats look great and hopefully we'll see them released on the stex someday, like those brownstones or any of your other custom content.

can't wait for the next update!

[Squizer 1]

great you're back. I really hope your aunt will be fully recovered. This is still one of my favourite CJ's and i can't wait for antoher update.

[Hanson784 165]

Personal Replies

jacqulina, Thanks

Cornoosh, Welcome, thanks, glad you enjoyed the trip to Governor’s Island

tankmank, Thanks for the help. I have maranello575’s Trump World Tower already, you can just barley see it in the region shot.

Unfortunately, ah123ah123’s are a too big to fit in my New York. I scaled the blocks to be 4 tiles (north and south) wide and 12 tiles long (east and west). Many of his building’s are 6x6. I wrote him a message asking if he’d send me the models so I could adjust them but I haven’t heard back from him yet. I’m keeping my fingers crossed though, that would save me a lot of future BATting drudgery.

Cjah, Welcome, good to see you here. Thanks for the well wishes and support.

Ilikehotdogsalot, Thanks. The bridge in the Roosevelt Island Tram screenshot? Maxis made that, it comes with Rush Hour.

dogscarletnyc, Welcome, another New Yorker.

Pinchman, Thanks and welcome, Castle Williams was made by me in BAT. I’m glad you like it.

Crazychickensc12, Welcome. Wait no more, it’s here (finally)

thetryer, Welcome. As you can see the region is in development. Development is slow for a project of this size and magnitude because I’m choosing to recreate most of the buildings in BAT rather than zoning everything. Don’t worry, the region will continue to develop over time

Sim_Jesse, Welcome and thanks.

guitarist4816, Fear not. I’m finally back.

MiniMark, Really? Keep in mind there only eye candy props so far. Plus, it looks a little strange to have two stoplights next to each other. Though, I’m going to ask some members in modding fourm if they can be turned into working stoplights which will replace the Maxis stoplights. I’d rather release a functional mod.

st louis dude, Sure thing, a downtown development shot will be shown after this update.

Maranello575, Welcome. There was a small glimpse of Times Square in the 9/11 update on the blog. Don’t expect a formal update anytime soon but I’m sure I can whip up something special for New Years Eve.

BTW, Thanks for making Trump World Tower you did a good job with it. Do you have any more New York BAT’s planned?

Goin2Chicago, Welcome and thanks, a lot of hard work goes into the blog so I appreciate the comment. I’ll try to release some BAT’s to the STEX when I have time.

Squizer, Thanks for the support, my aunt isn’t fully recovered yet, but she hanging in there. Wow! I’m flattered and glad this is one of your favorite CJ’s.

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O.K. on with the update. It’s about time we finally took our trip over to Roosevelt Island so with out further delay, here’s some highlights from Roosevelt Island!

We start are trip in Manhattan at the Roosevelt Island tram station, waiting for the tram.

Roosevelt Island Tram Station: Manhattan,  2nd Avenue and 59th Street.

The tram car glides over the East River with the Queensboro Bridge in the background.

Roosevelt Island Tram Station: Main Street, Roosevelt Island

 

The old (and creepy) Blackwell Island Smallpox Hospital.

Blackwell Island Farmhouse

The Chapel of the Good Shepherd (Simgoober’s Church Pack 2)

The Octagon (you can find Caliban's Radcliffe Camera on the STEX)

I’ll put these pictures and the rest of the pictures of Roosevelt Island up on the blog tomorrow.

 Finally, as requested here's a preview of Downtown. 

[SpecialEddie 3]

I just looked at your blog again--excellent layout, but too bad about that plane crash.

This is so realistic and it looks like your a wonderful BAT'er! Care to release some of those to the eager public?

[yoder7652 21]

Originally posted by: SpecialEddie

This is so realistic and it looks like your a wonderful BAT'er! Care to release some of those to the eager public? quote>

 

That is what I'm talking about....I see the tram that I wouldn't mind having...I would also like the building with the blue-green roof, and on you blog you have times square....

Anyways, great work...this is very cool...your blog is awsome

[KRAM4346 1]

Really great CJ! Nice reconstruction of NYC and a very good, detailed and amazing blog you have there! I'll be watching this one! I always loved NYC!