By the 2040s, the new edifice was already open to the public, which had been inaugurated on the same day as the neighboring Hall of Justice. However, no one had held the office of the mayor for years due to the ongoing state of emergency, and the city was led entirely by the council. Despite everything that had happened during the Time of the Red, the number of politicians working at the government had not decreased.[1][2] Guided tours were a common occurrence in City Hall as well.[3]
2070s[]
In 2070, during the Unification War, Councilman Lucius Rhyne plead the Arasaka Corporation to defend Night City from the NUSA incursion forces. This proved successful, as an Arasaka supercarrier appeared on Del Coronado Bay and soon after the NUS retreated. Once the war was over and for the first time in decades, elections for the Mayor of Night City ensued.[4] Due to his popularity, Rhyne was elected, and City Hall was finally able to house a mayor for the first time since the building's construction.[5]
In the following years, things stood relatively still, with City Hall acting as the center of the political power in Night City. Having an admirable architecture, the building was a buzzling tower of activity surrounded by the pleasant openness of an urban park. Members of the City Council sometimes spent their time greeting their constituents while enjoying a stroll in these grounds.[6][5]
In 2077, Mayor Lucius Rhyne was attacked by cyberpsychoPéter Horváth as he prepared to hold a press conference about Night City's drop in crime rate, but Detective River Ward neutralized the attacker before Rhyne came to harm. Due to this event and the later death of Rhyne (caused by a virus-spiked braindance but covered up as a cardiac implant malfunction),[7] Acting Mayor Weldon Holt had City Hall placed under guard by elite NCPD units. In the meantime, at the outside you could find protesters and guards in front of the main entrance. Holt was eventually replaced when Jefferson Peralez was elected as Night City's mayor.[4]
This article is about the newer location. For the old location during the 2020s, see Night City City Hall (City Center).
