Queens

American

[kweenz] / kwinz /

noun

a borough of E New York City, on Long Island. 113.1 sq. mi. (295 sq. km).

Queens British

/ kwiːnz /

noun

a borough of E New York City, on Long Island. Pop: 2 225 486 (2003 est)

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Williams moved to North Hollywood with his family in 1947, having grown up in Queens.

From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2026

Julie Menin, speaker of the New York City Council, wrote on social media that "multiple synagogues and private homes in Queens were vandalized overnight with swastikas and other antisemitic graffiti."

From Barron's • May 4, 2026

The analysis by Queens University economist Richard Ramsey used data from the Consumer Council, which is tracking the daily movement in the price of heating oil.

From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026

She inherited three more units in Queens from her mother, the fashion designer Joan Vass, which she spent years consolidating.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

She had a friend, a guy in Queens, who was going over for the war and she was going to stay in his apartment until he got back.

From "The Book of Unknown Americans" by Cristina Henríquez

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