Gianna Nescapoli

Gianna is an upbeat and cheerful young woman who was born and raised in Jackson heights. The youngest of 8 children in a large family, she is a second-generation Italian American, her grandparents having been the first of the family to immigrate. Her father owns several businesses throughout the city including a few dry cleaners, a high-end boutique, his late wife's pet project which his eldest daughter Guilliana now runs, a butcher, and a classic Italian restaurant. The Nescapoli's have been shrouded in accusations of mob ties throughout their residence in the Queen's neighborhood but no firm allegations were ever made. Still, the suspicions tend to follow the family wherever they go, but with the added benefit that they are often left alone.

Gianna herself is a student at The Juilliard school studying voice and opera as her father had invested a lot of time and money in her "God-given gift". She wants to make him happy and proud but she was never happier than when she was working in the family restaurant. Her ultimate dream is to own her own restaurant, but it is currently, just a dream, as her familial expectations keep her feet planted firmly in her current path.

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