Etymology
Origin of interborough
Example Sentences
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“The interborough express is a game changer for Brooklyn and Queens riders who make up a majority of riders in the city,” said Danny Pearlstein, a spokesman for the Riders Alliance, an advocacy group.
From New York Times • Jan. 5, 2022
I was on my bike, about five miles into an interborough beer delivery to a friend in Prospect Heights when I pulled onto Dean Street.
From New York Times • Oct. 18, 2020
A great episode about “The Bridge,” by MC Shan—detailing the interborough competition between talent from the Queens-based Juice Crew and the Bronx’s Boogie Down Productions—unfolds like a History Channel series reconstructing the Battle of Verdun.
From The New Yorker • Nov. 1, 2019
Next, the subway, including the L train, an essential interborough connector.
From The New Yorker • Oct. 24, 2014
He was only a councilman, but as Jenkins told us our efforts were already acquiring the shape of a campaign, a full-blown interborough enterprise.
From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee
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