Queens

American  

[kweenz] / kwinz /

noun

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

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Queens British  

/ kwiːnz /

noun

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

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Queens

ICE uses private parking facilities across the city as staging grounds for its operation, including two bank parking lots on Northern Boulevard in Queens and a garage in Manhattan’s Little Italy, the lawmakers said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

At her arraignment in Queens, Blair's attorney Shawn Barnes asked the judge for leniency.

From BBC ● Oct. 13, 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

Not good enough to play on the team, he found his first job in communications as the PA announcer for Holy Cross High in Queens.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

"This is the Hall of Kings and Queens."

From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton

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