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Bedford Stuyvesant |
a neighborhood in the the New York City borough of Brooklyn, sometimes referred to as "Bed Stuy." |
Bronx |
the northernmost New York City borough. |
Brooklyn |
a New York City borough on the western end of Long Island. |
burgess |
a citizen who lives in an English borough. |
burgh |
a town in Scotland that has been incorporated by governmental charter; borough. |
Central Park |
the first urban park in the U.S., developed in 1873, located in the Manhattan borough of New York City. |
Greenwich |
a borough of London, England, through which the prime meridian passes. |
interborough |
combined form of borough. |
Manhattan |
an island and borough in New York City. [1/2 definitions] |
Queens |
a borough of New York City, on western Long Island. |
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