New York City is the fictional setting where the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles usually live and operate.
Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird created the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, whose first comic was published by Mirage Studios in 1984. The turtles are typically based in the sewers beneath New York City, where they train under their adoptive rat father, Splinter.
The urban setting supports the series’ mixture of superhero action, martial arts, crime stories, and underground mythology. The turtles frequently move between sewer tunnels, city streets, rooftops, and hidden headquarters while confronting enemies such as the Foot Clan and its leader, Shredder.
Different comic, television, film, and toy continuities add or alter details, but New York remains the franchise’s defining home. It is not Gotham City, the home of Batman, or Metropolis, the home of Superman; those locations belong to DC Comics.