Fanon:Boroughsburg

Boroughsburg is a custom world in The Sims 3. Made by jje1000 & team, its first version were released on July 20th, 2018 on Tumblr, and its final release is still tba.

Overview
Boroughsburg is based on New York City, mostly on the boroughs surrounding Manhattan (specifically Brooklyn and Queens). This vibrant neighborhood has lots of interesting places to visit, such as the Boroughsburg Square (and its subway station), the historical Our Lady of the Plumbob Heart church, and the classy Gorgio's on the Waterfront bistro.

Households

 * Assaf x Kant Avenue
 * §x
 * Difficulty: x
 * Mohammed 'Mo' Assaf, Fouad Assaf, Sadiya Assaf, Saira Assaf
 * Single dad ‘Mo Assaf has always had his hands full with his children, especially after his wife tragically passed in a car accident many years ago. He’s proud of his son Fouad, who’s become a firefighter, but worries about his twins Sadiya and Saira—who have grown up in very different manners. But then there’s always the diner to worry about, bills to pay, and hairs to fall off his head. But regardless, he can’t wait to see the day Fouad brings home the perfect wife…any day now!


 * Báez x Landgraab Avenue
 * §x
 * Difficulty: x
 * Maribel Báez, Gerardo Báez, Solimar Báez, Arnoldo Báez, Elinor Sullivan, Nate Sullivan, Rita Báez
 * The Báez family has always stuck together, through good and bad. With three entire generations under the same roof, the familia is never far away, and everyone has experienced every aspect of life, from celebration to mourning (and the weekly pernil asado roast). As the first member of the family to graduate from college, Arnoldo’s recent hiring by the Brooklyn Llamas was certainly cause for celebration, as well as his marriage to Elenor. Moving up in life, the newly-weds have literally moved up to the second floor—but space is always at a premium, and even Elenor’s globetrotting brother Nate’s temporary stay has meant that everyone’s walking over one another. Can Arnoldo and Elenor balance their newly independent lives (and their personal space) with the good-natured nosiness of their extended family?


 * (B)BURG Tech Collective x Popham Street
 * §x
 * Difficulty: x
 * Manny Fayoud, Jack Kearny, Mia Cheng, Amira Sangish
 * Operating out of the Boroughsburg Hacklab, these friends work closely together on a variety of different projects, be it the latest digitune track, a new technological invention/dismantling the system, server infiltration, or some plain old-fashioned phishing.


 * Boroughsburg Parish x Badford Avenue
 * §x
 * Difficulty: 1
 * Sister Mariam Kowalski
 * In the fifteen years of humble service to her Order, Sister Mariam has seen Boroughsburg change a lot, but she’s always there if you need a word of support, no matter where you come from, or what you are. But one red line she absolutely won’t cross are ghosthunters! She swears that they’re disturbing the rest of the departed—the work of the Anti-Watcher, the lot of them!


 * Burnes x Landgraab Avenue
 * §x
 * Difficulty: x
 * Malcolm Burnes, Shaylena Burnes, Lamar Burnes
 * Shaylena has been the local city councillor for Boroughsburg for the last ten years. Utterly assertive, she punches up, down, and in every direction! There’s no telling who she’s going to take down next, who she’ll fight with over funding, or who she wants to get rid of. But one thing’s for certain—she keeps Malcolm and Lamar out of the public eye for their own sake—politics is dirty business.


 * DiMaggio x Landgraab Avenue
 * §x
 * Difficulty: x
 * Alan DiMaggio, Lorna DiMaggio, Alexis DiMaggio
 * While Alan cuts an imposing figure to anyone who encounters him, Lorna 'Mama’ DiMaggio (née Gazagio) is the one actually under federal witness protection, as a former high-ranking member of The Organization. The reason? A plea bargain to get out of the underworld and protect Alexis. Of course, Lorna is not unwilling to dabble in the grey areas for some extra cash while the case is underway—nothing gets in the way of Mama DiMaggio!


 * Esquivel-Cortez x Kant Avenue
 * §x
 * Difficulty: x
 * Norris Esquivel, Maria Cortez
 * Norris and Maria met in Isla Paradiso years ago but moved Stateside to find work, leaving Maria’s beloved familia behind. Norris is a skilled guitarist and jazz bassist, while Maria writes about both local and Isla Paradisan history—if only to keep herself from getting homesick. She’s been long planning a trip back home, but alas, life keeps getting in the way…


 * Fujiwara-Maxwell x Empire Street
 * §x
 * Difficulty: x
 * Reggie Fujiwara, Davin Maxwell III
 * Back in the old days, Reggie and Davin used to rage against the machine, marching in parades, demanding equality and all that stuff. Oh, and they partied a lot too. Twenty years later and now comfortably ensconced within the machine, Reggie designs Midtown skyscrapers so tall billionaires can see their estates in Connecticut, while Davin pillages Main Street Simerica from his corner office on Wall Street. Well they do feel a tinge of regret—at not partying hard enough. Maybe they could bring back the good days at least?


 * Grossman x Landgraab Avenue
 * §x
 * Difficulty: x
 * Meghan Grossman, Grace Grossman, Lea Grossman, Jeffrey Grossman
 * A long-time teacher at PS 67, Megan Grossman has lived in Boroughsburg all her life and knows the place and its kids like the back of her hand. But now she has a new challenge which she feels hardly fit to address—her grandchildren. After her estranged daughter’s untimely (and unsolved) death under a Starlight Shores casting couch, the three showed up on her door one day out of the blue. Well, that means that all those South Florida retirement plans are going straight into the trash—this grandma ain’t retiring anytime soon!


 * House of Vamp 2-35 Landgraab Avenue
 * §x
 * Difficulty: 1
 * LaVoreda Vex
 * Proudly a self-declared “Campire”, LaVoreda came out of the coffin about thirty years ago despite turning about a hundred years prior—stating that it was easier declaring oneself a vampire in that time than as a queen, blithely adding that many of the traders on Wall Street “were of the same kin anyway.” Of course, the old ballroom days are over and the House is long gone, but LaVoreda concedes that he’s in no hurry for the next big thing.


 * Hudson x Landgraab Avenue
 * §x
 * Difficulty: x
 * Rick Hudson, Molonaise Hudson
 * Rick is the host of the Night Show, a nationally syndicated late-night talk show on SBC, and a beloved household name for almost 15 years. He’s done well for himself: a tidy penthouse unit (paid for in cash), a small island in the Grand Caymans (also paid for in cash), and millions of adoring fans. Of course, when you’re the pillar holding up the narratives of the chattering classes, it can become your all-consuming identity. There’s no room for the real Rick anymore!


 * Kuusk x Redpoint Avenue
 * §x
 * Difficulty: 1
 * Aleksander Kuusk
 * Thirty years ago as the great union splintered across Eurasia, Aleksander took the ship he was piloting and sailed off, never to return. Ever since, he’s been travelling the world, eking out a living at various ports of call. Every month he sends money home—he wouldn’t admit it, but he feels a tinge of guilt that the wedding never occurred. Are they even still alive after the war? Such thoughts are quickly banished to the back of the mind.


 * Lopez x Empire Street
 * §x
 * Difficulty: x
 * Jacinta Lopez, John-Marc Cesare
 * Jacinta’s societally provocative work and quirky behavior has made her a mainstay on the New York art circuit in recent years. Yet her rise has been in no small part due to the influence of her old friend John-Marc Cesare, a well-known director and winner of no less than three Simmy Awards—who now faces accusations of assault by a number of his female actors. Holed up at Jacinta’s loft while the case proceeds, her friendships (and her reputation) are now being challenged. What to do with a man who’s made her career and whom she—in other circumstances—considers a friend?


 * Mélange à Trois x Landgraab Avenue
 * §x
 * Difficulty: x
 * Holly Franklin, Florentin Dubois, Robert Rosario
 * Three young professionals in an illegally-subdivided apartment! What could ever go wrong? On one end, Robert looks to schmooze his way up through SBC, while on the other, Florentin tries to make his mark in New York’s crowded culinary scene. Holly? Well, Atlanta wasn’t big enough for her, she’s setting her sights on N.Y.C.!


 * Metro Spook Squad Ltd. x Badford Avenue'
 * §x
 * Difficulty: x
 * Jake Bergman, Goldie Englert
 * “Watch out ecto-vermin, it’s the Ghosthunters! Like and subscribe—and find us on Blurbfeed!” Between their paranormal company and Goldie’s new research position, Jake and Goldie seem to have their hands full all the time. And that’s not counting Jake’s plan to take on the full-time parenting responsibilities of their hypothetical kid! Was that Blurbfeed contract more than they could bite off?


 * Odds n' Ends x Badford Avenue
 * §x
 * Difficulty: x
 * Trish Nguyen, Robert MacConnors, Angel Figueroa, Charger Figueroa
 * The ground floor unit at the Rutherford Arms has always been home to an assorted medley of characters, usually those who can’t afford the nicer places closer to Boroughsburg Square. The latest bunch? Trish—who’d rather not think about what her parents might say about the place, and Robert—who has been variously described as a ‘maniac pixie rat’. They form the band Rhesus Pieces, and are planning their first act soon—once they find a drummer. And then there’s Angel, who spends his time juggling a busy EBT schedule while finding the occasional time to put in a little petty thievery here and there…


 * Old Flames x Feindbild Avenue
 * §x
 * Difficulty: x
 * Cole Gardiner, Jody Seaman
 * Jody was thrown out of his home in Appaloosa Plains after being discovered by his parents—right after his High School Graduation. After a grueling 2-day bus trip and some desperate pleading with his old ex, he’s found a place with Cole for now. Well, Cole? He’s not doing well himself, and desperately searches for his Broadway breakthrough role. No such luck yet, and that’s translated into a tense relationship with Jody, who wants to stay awhile to find his own footing. Will they be able to work things out? Or will Jody be on his way back to Appaloosa Plains to face his parents?


 * Red House Daycare x Badford Avenue
 * §x
 * Difficulty: 1
 * Ilithyia Petrakis
 * Despite being diagnosed with infertility, Ilithyia is still obssessively determined to bring up children—no matter where they’re from. After years of saving, she’s finally quit her old job, bought the old Boroughsburg Red House, and has opened up a daycare in it. Now, if only her ‘lovably grumpy ol’ teddy bear’ of a boyfriend would see it the same way…


 * Sholpo x Kant Avenue
 * §x
 * Difficulty: x
 * Stevlana Sholpo, Harold Sholpo
 * “Absolutely the best time to sell in this market!” This is what Stevlana hears at least once a week when real estate agents knock on her door; meanwhile, her son Harold spends more time pursuing bytecoin futures than his (now-sixth-this-year) minimum-wage job at Llamas Center. With skyrocketing bills and her pension barely covering costs, will Stevalana be able to hold onto her beloved home? Or will she have to move in with her daughter in the dreaded Garden State?


 * Silent Eye P.I. x Feindbild Avenue
 * §x
 * Difficulty: 1
 * Jeff Nabil
 * Jeff has spent the last ten years of his life cruising through life; solving the occasional case while simultaneously living life at its chillest—a far cry from his old special agent days before he burnt out. Recovering ain’t easy and the symptoms flare up time and time again, but he manages with a steady therapy regimen of cocktails and bowling. Yet inexplicably, he’s managed to get himself a girlfriend—he doesn’t know how it happened either. And now she’s asking him to move in! And start dressing better! And eat better! Is life starting to move too fast for Jeff?


 * The Gotham Court Kings x Kant Avenue
 * §x
 * Difficulty: x
 * Za'niya Felix, Christopher 'G-Cheez' Hernandez, Demarcus 'EZ-1' Flores, Jermaine 'Puma' Davis
 * No more small-time hustling and Wonderpetal dealing—Tony ‘K-Y’ is out (found mysteriously stuffed into five handbags), and Za'Niyah has big plans for the Gotham Court Kings. She’s made contact with a mysterious Organization, and it looks like they’ve agreed to divide Boroughsburg up—in exchange for some muscle on the ground.


 * The Roomies x Landgraab Avenue
 * §x
 * Difficulty: x
 * Shenique Walton, Cheryl Simovitch, Lindsey Balindong, Alexis Kat
 * “Uni is SO fun!” Shenique and Cheryl met in MUNY (Metro University of New York) Undergrad, and have been living here in their treasured steal-of-a-deal rowhouse since. But rents are getting more and more expensive, and Alexis has volunteered to step in and help split the costs. Lindsey? Well web-friends are best friends, but she doesn’t really pay rent. Will Shenique and Cheryl be able to hold things together, or will they discover that friendships are forged (and destroyed) in co-habitation?


 * The Seniors x Badford Avenue
 * §x
 * Difficulty: x
 * Kylie Barker, Clifford Rankin, Matilde Dominguez, Waquini Olsen, Nancy Steward
 * Despite the fact that their families haven’t visited in a long time, these seniors have forged lasting friendships and rivalries over their different life stories, experiences and petty behavior. It’s just like High School all over again! Follow them in their adventures as they spend their golden years together!


 * Vandergouden x Badford Avenue
 * §x
 * Difficulty: x
 * Koko Vandergouden, Bastet Vandergouden
 * Known for her blistering wit and critical eye, Koko Vandergouden has been a mainstay in the New York arts scene for decades. But times are a-changing, and the art circles that she once knew and cherished are fading away, leaving her high and dry. Was it her fault? Was she too sardonic just one too many times? Whatever it is, Koko blames herself deeply. But what to do now that your reputation has been long-established?


 * Walton 2 Feindbild Avenue
 * §x
 * Difficulty: x
 * Jerome Walton, Tonya Walton, Aisha Walton, Ali Walton
 * After moving from Nautimer, MD for Jerome’s new position at Chance Bank, the Waltons have found themselves reunited once again—much to Shenique’s dismay. But with Tonya hating the smaller kitchen, the twins Aisha and Ali grumbling about about their even smaller bedroom, and Shenique going through a rough patch with her roommates, what will the Waltons make of this reunion?


 * Weng x Badford Avenue
 * §x
 * Difficulty: x
 * Wai Weng, Spots Weng
 * Superstar rookie cop Wai Weng is always working, and he hates it, the politics, the working environment, the way he sticks out—and most of all, the ‘old boys’. But someone has to pay rent, feed the dog and send money back to his grandparents in Shang Simla. Plus, he can’t disappoint his parents, who gave up their old lives to move here and support him through his education and career, right?


 * Zhang x Feindbild Avenue
 * §x
 * Difficulty: 1
 * Gordie Zhang
 * Gordie Zhang is what you might consider a 'fixer’. He fixes things, especially things that have gone wrong for powerful people. He makes cops forget, witnesses go missing, and cases fall apart. Why is he in Boroughsburg? Well, he’s here on the tail of an apparent informant who’s defected from the Organization—that, and to finally settle down and manage local Organization matters—Boroughsburg’s a growth market, all things considered!