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Recent Examples of borough
Despite the recent drop in crime, more than a third of the city’s killings happen in the Bronx, which is the fourth largest borough by population, officials said.
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Emma Seiwell,
New York Daily News,
25 June 2026
Brad Hoylman-Sigal, Manhattan’s borough president, announced on Tuesday that all $50 million of his office’s annual discretionary budget would be going towards NYC arts-centric cultural programming and renovation projects.
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News Desk,
Artforum,
24 June 2026
Seventh Congressional District Primary In New York’s Seventh District, the incumbent congresswoman, Nydia Velázquez, opted not to run for reëlection, setting up a showdown between Antonio Reynoso, the Brooklyn borough president, and Claire Valdez, a New York State Assembly member.
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The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
23 June 2026
This decision is a break from past borough presidents who have divided their discretionary budget between various city services, including public housing, parks, and the arts.
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Maximilíano Durón,
ARTnews.com,
23 June 2026
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Emma Seiwell,
New York Daily News,
25 June 2026
Brad Hoylman-Sigal, Manhattan’s borough president, announced on Tuesday that all $50 million of his office’s annual discretionary budget would be going towards NYC arts-centric cultural programming and renovation projects.
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News Desk,
Artforum,
24 June 2026
Seventh Congressional District Primary In New York’s Seventh District, the incumbent congresswoman, Nydia Velázquez, opted not to run for reëlection, setting up a showdown between Antonio Reynoso, the Brooklyn borough president, and Claire Valdez, a New York State Assembly member.
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The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
23 June 2026
This decision is a break from past borough presidents who have divided their discretionary budget between various city services, including public housing, parks, and the arts.
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Maximilíano Durón,
ARTnews.com,
23 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for borough
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Robert Harrington will be the next mayor of the nation’s 14th largest city.
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In 2026, Goldman appears to be trailing in polls to Lander, a former city comptroller and councilman from Brooklyn.
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Meanwhile in Lebanon, airstrikes hit the southern town of Nabatieh al-Fawqa, a day after Israel signed an agreement to withdraw troops from some areas.
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The governor's order gives Barnes power to restrict or prohibit fireworks displays in Utah's cities and towns, instead of leaving those decisions to the communities.
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The protocol sets up a system for state agencies, municipalities and other partners to coordinate with United Way 2-1-1 to make sure that information regarding cooling centers is available statewide, providing a location for those in need of relief.
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Not all municipalities within Cook County follow the county’s minimum wage ordinance, however, because they are permitted to pass their own minimum wage laws.
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The narrative conjures meaning from the Los Angeles cityscape by fusing a hodgepodge of textbook theories about the sprawling metropolis onto the gritty reality of daily life.
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The novels are a time-lapse panorama of a metropolis perpetually reshaped by its inhabitants.
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Because the church holds a lot of sway in this backwoods burg, and unsurprisingly, such couplings are frowned upon by the extremely conservative, extremely close-minded population.
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The charming little burg is plagued by a perplexing dead body problem.
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“Borough.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/borough. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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