The Triangle

The Triangle is a 6-block neighborhood in Grand Theft Auto IV and Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars located in the center of Algonquin, Liberty City.

Description
The Triangle is located east of the The Meat Quarter, west of Easton, north of Suffolk and south of Star Junction. It is one of the well known neighborhoods in Algonquin, with Star Junction, and Middle Park, as it as some of the best places to see and being in the center of Liberty City.

The Triangle's cityscape is no different to that of neighboring Star Junction's, as the area is populated by massive skyscrapers, new and old, to the point the northern edge of The Triangle forms part of the Star Junction intersection area. It consists of the tallest buildings in the city. The Triangle is the home of the Rotterdam Tower, the tallest skyscraper in the city and the whole of the in-game world. The famous LCPD station is located in The Triangle on the border with Star Junction.

Influence
Based on the presence of the name of The Triangle, one of the area's sources of inspiration may be the in Manhattan, ; however, it would be located a little too far north. It has an overlap with Star Junction also results in the buildings based on those from the of  being included into the area. The Rotterdam Tower, which real-life counterpart is New York City's, which is situated in Midtown Manhattan, where is to the north and the Flatiron District is to the south. The neighborhood is likely to be named after the Triangle Building in a similar fashion as the Flatiron District with the, which the Triangle Building bases itself off. Most likely, The Triangle is based on a part of Midtown Manhattan.

Points of Interest

 * The United Liberty Paper Headquarters, an office building at Columbus Ave.
 * The famous LCPD sub-station on the border of Star Junction.
 * The Rotterdam Tower, the tallest building in Liberty City, based on the.
 * The Triangle Building, based on the.
 * A play of the . The location of the in-game rendition is somewhat incorrect in comparison to its real-life counterpart in New York City, as it is located further north in-real life.
 * Liberty Tree Building -.
 * 3 Times Square (Reuters Building). The facade of the building is slightly modified, but otherwise features a similar curved crown at the top.
 * The Daily Globe Building, based on 5 Times Square and modified with additionally radical profiles. The building also uses a modern entrance to the Easton LTA.
 * (Times Square Tower)..
 * (Times Square Studios).
 * (Paramount Building).

Businesses

 * Al Dente's
 * Amdram Theatre
 * Bean Machine
 * Checkout!
 * Cluckin' Bell
 * Fanny Crab's
 * The Flaming Fez
 * Fleeca Bank
 * Hawaiian Snow
 * Krapea
 * Liberteen
 * Moonshine Deli Grocery
 * O.O.T.
 * Pharaoh Cosmetics
 * Pizza
 * Post OP
 * ProLaps
 * Rusty Brown's Ring Donuts
 * Shark
 * Spender's
 * Superstar Café
 * Viendemorte
 * Vinewood Bar & Grill
 * Wigwam Burger

Transportation
The Triangle is well served by the Liberty City subway system via Easton station and Suffolk, both serving the Algonquin Inner Line and the former additional serving the Algonquin Outer Line. An entrance into Suffolk station is conveniently located in front of the Rotterdam Tower, while the Easton station is accessible via a modernized portal at Burlesque that is embedded into the Daily Globe building.

Navigation
The Triangle