The setting of the short story "Raymond's Run" is Manhattan in New York. Manhattan contains a lot of people, but the area itself isn't that large; however, that's still a fairly broad location. In the sixth paragraph of the story, Squeaky narrows down the setting location. She tells readers that she lives in Harlem. Harlem is located just north of Central Park and just southwest of Yankee Stadium. I believe that the story takes place on the western edge of Harlem because Squeaky mentions two specific streets. She mentions Amsterdam Avenue and Broadway. As for the time setting, nothing specific is given to readers. The original publication date of the story is 1971, and the story is likely taking place around that date. Readers do know that the story is taking place during the months of April and May because Squeaky is running in the annual May Day races (May Day is May 1st).
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