New York

New York refers to a state on the East Coast of the United States. Modifying the world's first hero system enacted in Rhode Island, New York offers more inclusive Liscensure options for aspiring heroes across the country. As a result, New York remains the center point for the growth and development of heroism.

The New York's modified hero system increases the number of citizens with state-wide hero licenses. However, the number of professional heroes with international hero licensing from New York continues to decrease each year. A smaller hero office usually contains six to twelve Sidekicks to one Licensed Professional Hero (LPH).

Smaller offices hold no more than one to three internships at a time. As a result, internships in the hero industry grow increasingly competitive. Sometimes, as many as 105 graduates attend interviews with one hero office.

Many state politicians blame the state's double-standard of education for the statistical decrease in Professional Heroes. Many hero offices encourage students to major in useful Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) fields instead of "Heroic Studies". STEM studies usually offer more job security in the hero industry because of the specialized knowledge these fields offer.

Other politicians blame the stigma against aspiring heroes with impractical quirks. Many people with fundamentally incompatible quirks with their chosen career often lose job opportunities to less qualified applicants who have the necessary quirk for the job.

Quirklessness
Because of the competitive job market in New York, many employers hire less qualified applicants over Quirkless adults. Some analysts report that almost all ivy-league state universities like the University of Ithcona do not send responses to Quirkless applicants. As a result, many Quirkless either forge an entry in the Quirk Registry, risking a forgery charge, or live in poverty.

To provide federal financial aid to the Quirkless, the state of New York lists "Quirklessness" as a "Disability". This decision receives mixed opinions from New York residents.

Quirk Restrictions
The City Council of Ithcona and the City Council of New York City have strictly enforced ordinances that restrict quirk use in downtown areas of the city. Failure to conform in this ordinance results in a $105.30 ticket per offense as well as court-ordered damages in relation to the incident. Someone who obtains 10 to 15 tickets, depending on the circumstances, risks a three-month prison sentence. To circumvent these restrictions, the person in question needs to have a hero-related license.

Locations

 * Ithcona, New York
 * New York City, New York