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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The line of protesters by a synagogue Thursday night in the Queens neighborhood of Kew Gardens told another.

From The Wall Street Journal

The new job comes with a change of address as he swaps his rent-controlled apartment in the borough of Queens for Gracie Mansion, the luxurious mayor's residence on Manhattan's Upper East Side.

From Barron's

Over the past four years, he served as a state assemblyman, representing parts of Queens.

From The Wall Street Journal

He made guest appearances on popular shows throughout the late 1990s and early 2000s, including on the King of Queens, Friends, That '70s Show, and House.

From BBC

He studied at what is now known as the Institute of Culinary Education in New York, interned at Alps Salami in Queens and apprenticed with butchers in Tuscany.

From The Wall Street Journal

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