location

Lower Manhattan

The New York setting of Warlords of New York, divided among returning factions and rogue Agents during the hunt for Aaron Keener.

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Return to New York

Lower Manhattan shifts The Division 2 from Washington back to New York, where SHD investigates a biological attack and pursues Keener. [1]

Faction landscape

Returning groups are not frozen in their first-game form: official material describes the Rikers and Cleaners as reorganized, while Peacekeepers combine civilians and JTF veterans. [1][2]

Claim ledger

Every factual statement below must retain at least one traceable source.

  1. confirmed

    Warlords of New York sends SHD Agents to Lower Manhattan to hunt Aaron Keener and his rogue-agent network. [1]

  2. confirmed

    The expansion overview identifies reorganized Rikers, Cleaners and Peacekeepers among the groups operating in Lower Manhattan. [1][2]

  3. confirmed

    The expansion campaign begins in response to a biological attack that killed civilians and SHD Agents in Lower Manhattan. [1]

Sources

  1. [1] Warlords of New York Expansion Overview — Ubisoft (2020-02-11). Accessed 2026-07-19.
  2. [2] The Division 2 – State of the Game Recap: Meet the Factions of Warlords of New York — Ubisoft News (2020-02-19). Accessed 2026-07-19.