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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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

Fifty years ago, a new contemporary-art institution began to welcome visitors to a vacant neo-Romanesque school at the southwestern edge of Queens.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

"I know there are many who use 'socialist' as a dirty word, something to be ashamed of," the 34-year-old told a packed room in Queens.

From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026

Never before has the relationship between Washington and the Vatican revolved around two Americans — specifically, a 79-year-old politician from Queens and a 70-year-old pontiff from Chicago.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

So I am thinking of Ramu when a letter arrives from India in our mailbox in Queens.

From "Lucky Broken Girl" by Ruth Behar

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