Northwood

Type

NEIGHBORHOOD

Northwood

Overview of Northwood.

Also known as

The HeightsThe HeightsReferred to as such throughout The Ballad of Gay Tony

Appears in

Grand Theft Auto IV
Episodes from Liberty City
Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars

Government & Settlement

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Map

Northwood
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Location on the map (red) in Grand Theft Auto IV.

Northwood
Full Map

Location on the map (red) in Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars.

Northwood is a neighborhood in Grand Theft Auto IV, Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City and Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars located in the northern region of Algonquin, Liberty City.

Description[]

Northwood in the GTA IV beta. — **Northwood** in the *GTA IV* beta.

Northwood is bounded to the west by the West River, to the east by the Humboldt River, and to the south by Wardite Street. The Northwood Heights Bridge connects Algonquin with Bohan, starting from the north end of Frankfort Avenue in Northwood. Northwood is bordered to the south by both North Holland and East Holland.

Northwood seems somewhat deprived and poverty-ridden. It is mostly made up of small businesses, tenements and public housing projects. The neighborhood's demographic is mainly African-American and Latino (especially Dominican). The crime rate is high, with drug dealing and gang violence commonplace on its many housing projects. The area is controlled by a diverse mix of gangs, including the North Holland Hustlers, Uptown Riders, Angels of Death and Northwood Dominican Drug Dealers.

Influence[]

Northwood is based on a mixture of Manhattan neighborhoods Inwood and Washington Heights, with its name inspired by the former and its nickname of "The Heights" taken directly from the latter. However, the vast majority of its buildings, much like those in North Holland and East Holland, are derived from the greater Harlem area in Manhattan.

Prominent Appearances in Missions[]

Grand Theft Auto IV[]

Main Missions[]

Side Missions[]

Most Wanted – Jimmy Kand
Random characters – Cherise Glover (if spared in Ruff Rider), Jeff Harlingford (second encounter)

The Lost and Damned[]

The Ballad of Gay Tony[]

Collectibles[]

Grand Theft Auto IV[]

Items & Weapons[]

Body Armor beneath the Northwood Heights Bridge and on a quay off Ivy Drive North.
First aid kit at the bottom of a staircase at the housing projects on Frankfort Avenue.
Molotov Cocktails at a brick warehouse located behind the Northwood Fuel Depot.
Pistol on the roof of an abandoned warehouse located between Vespucci Circus and Northwood Heights Bridge.
RPG on a rock located on the sea to the north of Grummer Road.
Sniper Rifle on top of a silo located at the intersection between Exeter Avenue and Grummer Road.

Flying Rats[]

Inside a skip on a barge located off the northern quay of Grummer Road.
Behind a townhouse located on the southeast corner of Galveston Avenue and Grummer Road.
On a bollard on the north side of Xenotime Street.
On a demolished townhouse on the northwest corner of Xenotime Street and Vespucci Circus.
On a wrought iron railing near an apartment building located between Vespucci Circus and Walnut Way.