The Glen

The Glen
Information
Type	Sub-district Planned district (formerly)
City	Night City
District	Heywood
Gangs	See Gangs
Appearance(s)
Game(s)	Cyberpunk RED Cyberpunk 2077
Book(s)	Corporate Conapts and Studio Apartments Danger Gal Dossier A Visitor's Guide to Night City The World of Cyberpunk 2077 Cyberpunk: Edgerunners Mission Kit

The Glen is one of the sub-districts of Heywood, located in central Night City.

History

2030s - 2040s

During the rebuilding period of Night City, around a decade after the Fourth Corporate War, the City Council struck a deal with the corporations to aid and fund Night City's reconstruction. That project included the Glen, which was planned as the new seat of power for the central government. The Glen's boundaries incorporated areas from South Night City, the University District, and the old Japantown and Little China.

Over the following years, lots of money were poured into the Glen, which saw saw massive construction efforts, and by the 2040s, the new City Hall and Hall of Justice were already open to the public. Steadily, the Glen was becoming a burgeoning district with most of Night City's governmental buildings, as well as other corporate and financial facilities. Ongoing development projects included megabuildings to house the displaced population and plans to rebuild the NCART lines above ground and extend them to cover all the districts in the city. Despite being surrounded by Combat Zones on most sides, the Glen was considered one of the safest districts in the whole metropolitan area due to the constant presence of NCPD officers and private security companies.

In 2045, the South Night City Zoners discovered that a portion of their district funds had been redirected by Night Corp to upgrade the NCPD First Division headquarters in the Glen, leading to a massive protest that accessed the governmental district and ended in a massive brawl against the NCPD. This event lasted for hours, resulting in expensive and substantial property damage, and a fire that burned a number buildings.

2050s - 2070s

Over the following years, the citizens of the wealthier parts of old Heywood moved to South Night City and its surroundings, taking their old name with them and renaming the area to Heywood, which the Glen would eventually become part of.

By the 2070s, the Glen was the heart of Heywood and the governmental district of Night City, at least a portion of it. Entering the sub-district from the north showed the Glen as rich, clean, and mostly free of crime, showcasing the refined and well kept northern and central areas with multitude of high-end stores and luxurious restaurants, Reconciliation Park, one of the Glen's main features, as well as the notorious City Hall and even a large NCPD building. However, just a few blocks away from City Hall, things begun to look worse. Further to the south, the district started to look visibly poorer and more dangerous. The architecture was more suburban, with low-rise row houses, and soon after you were in gang territory; mostly the Valentinos and 6th Street during this time. But as long as you maintained your head low, they wouldn't bother you, most of the time. Excluding the dangerous parts, the rest of the Glen was more like your typical Heywood neighborhood, packed with charming shops and quaint restaurants. The Coyoacan was one of the most popular markets in the Glen.

By 2077, the war between the Valentinos and 6th Street was intensifying, and firefights were starting to become common in the Glen as well.

Database Entry (2077)

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THE GLEN

Rewind a few decades back and Night City Council was on its knees begging corporations to help rebuild the city. The Glen became home to the new City Hall. It's no surprise then that the Glen feels much safer and organized than other districts, with millions of eddies invested on every corner. Reconciliation Park promises a literal breath of fresh air, while the elegance of the surrounding architecture reminds you that the bustle of Night City is never out of reach. City Hall is the main attraction of the Glen and the seat of the city's mayor. But venture away from the tidiness and sophistication, and you'll quickly start noticing run-down buildings and the menacing faces of the Valentinos and the 6th Street Gang. You won't get that in tourist guides. Still, the very fact that there's such a drastic social and economic difference only a few blocks away from City Hall says a lot about how the city is run.

Locations

2045

Map of the Glen in 2045.

• 1st Night City Bank Building
• City Hall
• Club Atlantis
• Glenlife Perfected
• Hall of Justice
• Merrill, Asukaga & Finch Offices
• NCPD Precinct #1
• Night City Plaza
• Raven Microcybernetics Headquarters
• Seafoam

2077

Map of the Glen in 2077.

• City Hall
• Coyoacan
  • 2nd Amendment
  • Breakout Hotdogs
  • SoftSys
• El Coyote Cojo
• El Pinche Pollo
• Embers
• Gaston Slayton's Apartment
• Glen Apartment
• Jackie's Garage
• Megabuilding H1
• Megabuilding H3
• NCPD Lab
• NCPD Precinct
• Reconciliation Park
• Time Machine
• Tucker Albach's Apartment
• Wicked Tires Autoshop

Notable Gangs

2070s

• 6th Street
• Valentinos
• Scavengers

Notable Residents

2040s

• Angela Banks
• Bella Sawyer (formerly)
• Denny Haulk

Behind the Scenes

The Glen is Night City's government district, home to and owned by City Hall. A quick glance at the illustration of this seat of municipal authority compared to those of corporate headquarters should tell you what you need to know about the relative distribution of wealth and power. Then-City Councilman Lucius Rhyne's deal with Arasaka in 2070 gave Night City its independence from the countries around it, but at the price of ceding much control of the city itself to corporations, Arasaka first and foremost. The transfer of power was physically reflected in the rebuilding of Corporate Plaza, which forced City Hall out of the center and into this less than prime piece of real estate. Its northern edge, that closest to City Center, verges on tolerable and even attractive. A peaceful park borders a row of elegant skyscrapers, and behind them, City Hall itself. Heading south, however, the Glen quickly becomes impoverished and crime-ridden. It merges into Vista del Rey, where the Valentinos are the true rulers of gritty, though colorful, streets. For the adventurous, or just those with few choices, there is still fun to be had, but overall life is nasty, grim and short.

 — The Official Digital Artbook of Cyberpunk 2077

Gallery

In Cyberpunk RED

See Also

• Cyberpunk 2077 Fast Travel/Dataterms