Charge Island is an insular neighborhood in Grand Theft Auto IV, Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City and Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars located in the Humboldt River.
Description[]
Officially part of the borough of Dukes, Charge Island lies between Algonquin to the west, Dukes to the east, and Bohan to the north.
The island is predominantly dedicated to industrial activity, hence its name "Charge Island"; flanked by a water treatment facility and overshadowed by the enormous East Borough Bridge, it is decidedly unappealing for residential development. The island also features a boathouse, a cargo dock and a fuel repository, with an oil tanker docked there at the time of GTA IV. A grove traversed by a creek lies on the west coast of the island. A baseball field is located to the north, bounded by the unnamed road that traverses the island.
Influence[]
Charge Island is based on Randalls and Wards Islands but may also draw some inspiration from Bronx Kill, although Bronx Kill is much smaller in real life. The small creek is based on the Little Hell Gate in the middle of the island and the unnamed channel to the east is based on Hell Gate in Astoria.
Events of Grand Theft Auto[]
Grand Theft Auto IV & The Ballad of Gay Tony[]
In Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend (GTA IV) and Ladies Half Price (TBoGT), Niko and Packie, holding Gracie hostage, meet up with Tony and Luis at Charge Island Sewage Works to release Gracie in exchange for the diamonds. The exchange is disrupted by an attack from Ray Bulgarin's men.
Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars[]
In Salt in the Wound, LCPD undercover detective Wade Heston and associate Huang Lee intercept a deal between the leader of the Wonsu Nodong inner group of the Midtown Gangsters gang and a corrupt FIB contact who assisted him with selling information on Hsin Jaoming's Triad organization, resulting in a Mexican standoff followed by a boat chase through the Humboldt River.
Prominent Appearances in Missions[]
Grand Theft Auto IV[]
The Ballad of Gay Tony[]
Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars[]
Collectibles[]
Grand Theft Auto IV[]
Items & Weapons[]
- Body Armor - at the southern quay of the Charge Island Boatyard and on a metal ramp to the west of Charge Island Sewage Works.
- Desert Eagle - located on the third gas tank down to the west at Charge Island Sewage Works.
- First aid kit - on an electric box on a raised metal platform at Charge Island Sewage Works.
- Grenade - on a raised metal platform to the east.
- Knife - laying on the tarmac of the off-ramp of the southbound carriageway of the East Borough Bridge descending towards Charge Island.
- Micro SMG - located at the southern quay of the Charge Island Boatyard.
Flying Rats[]
- Flying Rat - on the central reserve of the car park opposite the facility.
- Flying Rat - perched atop the bow of a rowing boat located on the northernmost quay.
Vehicles[]
- Stevie's Car Thefts - Moonbeam parked in the car park to the north.
Roads and Streets[]
Charge Island is traversed by an unnamed road that forms a loop. The island is accessed via East Borough Bridge.