Queens
Americannoun
noun
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Set in 1950s Queens, “Mac” follows three Italian American brothers whose construction business strains under the oldest brother’s uncompromising standards.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026
ICE uses private parking facilities across the city as staging grounds for its operation, including two bank parking lots on Northern Boulevard in Queens and a garage in Manhattan’s Little Italy, the lawmakers said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
It stems from the March 2024 shooting death of 19-year-old Win Rozario, who had called police to his Queens home during a psychotic episode.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026
Rikers, which sits on the East River between the Bronx and Queens boroughs, primarily holds people who are awaiting trial in New York, as was the case for disgraced producer Harvey Weinstein.
From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 2026
“In New York City, the mandatory evacuation of the borough of Queens will begin on Saturday,” the news broadcaster in Washington announced.
From "The Dead and the Gone" by Susan Beth Pfeffer
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