Grand Theft Auto IV: The Ballad of Gay Tony takes place in 2008, at the same time as GTA IV. The events in GTA IV and GTA IV: TBOGT both happen simultaneously as the stories cross in certain places. Liberty City consisting of four districts, based on four of the districts of New York City: Broker (Brooklyn), Dukes (Queens), Bohan (The Bronx), and Algonquin (Manhattan). West to the city is the independent state of Alderney (Northern New Jersey). There are three minor islands present in the game: Charge Island (Randall’s Island), Colony Island (Roosevelt Island), and Happiness Island (Liberty Island). In The Ballad of Gay Tony, the entire map of Liberty City is unlocked from the start compared to GTA IV of which was locked. This is because the story of TBOGT starts part way through GTA IV’s story.