interborough

American  

[in-ter-bur-oh, -buhr-oh] / ˈɪn tərˌbɜr oʊ, -ˌbʌr oʊ /

adjective

1. between boroughs.

2. of, relating to, or located in two or more boroughs.

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noun

1. a transportation system operating between boroughs.

Etymology

Origin of interborough

First recorded in 1900–05; inter- + borough

Example Sentences

Gov. Kathy Hochul has not weighed in on the QueensLink, though she has pushed for another project, the Interborough Express, a transit line that would connect Brooklyn and Queens.

From New York Times

Tom Wright, the association’s president, said that the rail line is unlikely to be reactivated anytime soon, since the transit authority has a long list of higher-priority projects, including the Interborough Express and extending the Second Avenue subway to East Harlem.

From New York Times

He praised Hochul and Adams for collaborating on a proposal to construct a new train linking Queens and Brooklyn called the Interborough Express.

From Washington Post

As a result, Mr. Nadler’s interborough connection was pushed sharply north and rerouted to meander its way much less directly around the new 11th District, as well as Democratic districts held by Representatives Nydia Velazquez and Hakeem Jeffries in Red Hook, Fort Greene and Prospect Heights.

From New York Times

When Gov. Kathy Hochul delivered her first State of the State address this month, she vowed to advance a transportation project that has been bandied about for decades: a public transit connection between Brooklyn and Queens that she called the Interborough Express.

From New York Times