The Yards
“He's the target of the most merciless family in New York. His own.”
CrimeDramaThriller
In the rail yards of Queens, contractors repair and rebuild the city's subway cars. These contracts are lucrative, so graft and corruption are rife. When Leo Handler gets out of prison, he finds his aunt married to Frank Olchin, one of the big contractors; he's battling with a minority-owned firm for contracts.
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A suffocating dive into the corrupt underbelly of New York's transit system. It feels like a cold, hard punch to the gut, with every character swimming in a sea of desperation and moral compromise. The city itself is a character, bleak and unforgiving.
grittytensecynicaloppressivesteadyneo-noirgritty realismurban decaycorruptionloyaltybetrayalclass
corruptionsubwayinfiltrationcriminalbrooklynnew york cityqueensnew york cityex-con
