1
a
: a medieval fortified group of houses forming a town with special duties and privileges
b
: a town or urban constituency in Great Britain that sends a member to Parliament
c
: an urban area in Great Britain incorporated for purposes of self-government
2
a
: a municipal corporation proper in some states (such as New Jersey and Minnesota) corresponding to the incorporated town or village of the other states
b
: one of the five constituent political divisions of New York City
3
: a civil division of the state of Alaska corresponding to a county in most other states
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But Jeffries, an outstanding student who typically went straight home from baseball practice to study, remained more of a spectator than a participant in the borough’s burgeoning hip-hop scene.
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Jason Zengerle, New Yorker, 18 May 2026
But instead, as the mayor has started leaning into, celebrating the hundreds of events happening across the five boroughs.
—Jeffrey Lefrancois, New York Daily News, 16 May 2026
Today, the building’s primary draw for visitors is its pair of observation decks on the 86th and 102nd floors, which offer sweeping, open-air and enclosed views over Manhattan and the surrounding boroughs.
—Bailey Berg, Travel + Leisure, 13 May 2026
In that spirit, two weeks after Sherrill called out FIFA, her counterpart across the Hudson, New York Governor Kathy Hochul, stepped in with $20 million in public money to make sure that New York’s fan zones—built around giant TV screens in each of the five boroughs—are free to enter this summer.
—Henry Grabar, The Atlantic, 12 May 2026
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Jason Zengerle, New Yorker, 18 May 2026
But instead, as the mayor has started leaning into, celebrating the hundreds of events happening across the five boroughs.
—Jeffrey Lefrancois, New York Daily News, 16 May 2026
Today, the building’s primary draw for visitors is its pair of observation decks on the 86th and 102nd floors, which offer sweeping, open-air and enclosed views over Manhattan and the surrounding boroughs.
—Bailey Berg, Travel + Leisure, 13 May 2026
In that spirit, two weeks after Sherrill called out FIFA, her counterpart across the Hudson, New York Governor Kathy Hochul, stepped in with $20 million in public money to make sure that New York’s fan zones—built around giant TV screens in each of the five boroughs—are free to enter this summer.
—Henry Grabar, The Atlantic, 12 May 2026
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“Borough.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/borough. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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borough
noun
bor·ough
ˈbər-ō 
1
a
: a town or urban area in Great Britain that sends a member to Parliament
b
: a self-governing urban area in Great Britain
2
: a self-governing town or village in some states
3
: one of the five political divisions of New York City
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