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Queens is a borough of New York City in the U.S. state of New York. It is also known as Queens County, which is the second most populous county in New York State (behind Kings County, known as Brooklyn). Queens is the largest borough of New York City in area. Queens is the largest borough of New York City by area. Queens is next to the borough of Brooklyn at the western end of Long Island, while Nassau County is to the east. Queens also shares water borders with the boroughs of Manhattan, the Bronx and Staten Island (via the Rockaways). Queens is currently the most linguistically diverse place on Earth and is one of the most ethnically diverse counties in the United States.