Queens
Americannoun
noun
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Soon, Wolf started performing at open-mic nights in Queens, trying to “psych” herself out of nerves onstage.
From Los Angeles Times ● 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
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
It was a fine meeting, but he already had three Shake Shacks: two in Manhattan, one at Citi Field in Queens, and one in development, oddly, in Miami.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
Using another dead-drop message, Abel directed his agent to meet him in person in the men’s room of a movie theater in Queens.
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
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