Walking Around - New York City's Ethnic Neighborhoods

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Click on the column heading to see the list organized by that category. And click on the link on the right side of each row to see more information about that group in that neighborhood.
NeighborhoodBoroughGroupArea within neighborhoodConcentrationMore info
AstoriaQueensGreekDitmarsHighAs­to­ria — Greek
AstoriaQueensEgyptianSteinway, south of the BQEMediumAs­to­ria — Egypt­ian
Belle HarborQueensIrishMediumBelle Har­bor — Irish
BelmontBronxItalianArthur AveMediumBel­mont — Ital­ian
BelmontBronxAlbanianArthur AveMediumBel­mont — Al­ban­ian
BensonhurstBrooklynItalianMediumBen­son­hurst — Ital­ian
BensonhurstBrooklynIrishLowBen­son­hurst — Irish
BensonhurstBrooklynHassidicMediumBen­son­hurst — Has­sidic
Borough ParkBrooklynChassidic JewsHighBor­ough Park — Chas­sidic Jews
Breezy PointQueensIrishHighBreezy Point — Irish
Brighton BeachBrooklynRussianHighBrighton Beach — Russ­ian
ChelseaManhattanGayMediumChelsea — Gay
ChinatownManhattanChinese (Hong Kong & China)HighChi­na­town — Chi­nese
Cobble HillBrooklynItalianMediumCob­ble Hill — Ital­ian
CoronaQueensDominicanMediumCoro­na — Do­mini­can
Crown HeightsBrooklynChassidic JewsHighCrown Heights — Chas­sidic Jews
East VillageManhattanPolish & Ukranian (former)LowEast Vil­lage — Pol­ish Ukran­ian
ElmhurstQueensColombiaHighElmhurst — Colom­bia
FlatbushBrooklynWest IndianMediumFlat­bush — West In­di­an
FlatlandsBrooklynWest IndianHighFlat­lands — West In­di­an
FlushingQueensChinese (Tawain)HighFlush­ing — Chi­nese
FlushingQueensFilipinoLowFlush­ing — Fil­ipino
Gerritsen BeachBrooklynGermanHighGer­rit­sen Beach — Ger­man
Gerritsen BeachBrooklynIrishHighGer­rit­sen Beach — Irish
GreenpointBrooklynPolishMediumGreen­point — Pol­ish
GreenpointBrooklynItalianLowGreen­point — Ital­ian
GreenpointBrooklynIrish (former)Note McGuinness BlvdLowGreen­point — Irish
HighbridgeBronxGhanaMediumHigh­bridge — Ghana
HollisQueensCaribbeanMediumHol­lis — Caribbean
Jackson HeightsQueensIndian & Bengali74th StHighJack­son Heights — In­di­an Ben­gali
Jackson HeightsQueensColombianMediumJack­son Heights — Colom­bian
Jackson HeightsQueensArgentina & UruguayLowJack­son Heights — Ar­genti­na Uruguay
JamaicaQueensWest IndianHighJa­maica — West In­di­an
King's HighwayBrooklynIsraeliLowKing’s High­way — Is­raeli
KoreatownManhattanKorean32nd St between 5th & 6thMediumKo­re­atown — Ko­re­an
Little ItalyManhattanItalian (former)Mulberry St.MediumLit­tle Italy — Ital­ian
Lower East SideManhattanJewish (former)LowLow­er East Side — Jew­ish
Lower East SideManhattanIndianCurry Row - 6th St between 1st & 2nd AveMediumLow­er East Side — In­di­an
Lower East SideManhattanUkranian7th - between 2nd & 3rdLowLow­er East Side — Ukran­ian
Manhattan BeachBrooklynItalianHighMan­hat­tan Beach — Ital­ian
MidtownManhattanBrazilian & Portuguese (former)47th StLowMid­town — Brazil­ian Por­tuguese
MidwoodBrooklynOrthodox JewsMediumMid­wood — Or­tho­dox Jews
Morris HeightsBronxGhanaMediumMor­ris Heights — Ghana
Morris ParkBronxItalianMediumMor­ris Park — Ital­ian
Morris ParkQueensAlbanianMediumMor­ris Park — Al­ban­ian
NewarkNew JerseyBrazilian & PortugueseIronboundHighNewark — Brazil­ian Por­tuguese
Ocean ParkwayBrooklynSyrian JewsLowOcean Park­way — Syr­i­an Jews
Park SlopeBrooklynLesbianMediumPark Slope — Les­bian
RidgewoodQueensRomania, Yugoslavia, BalkansMediumRidge­wood — Ro­ma­nia, Yu­goslavia, Balka­ns
RidgewoodQueensPolishMediumRidge­wood — Pol­ish
RidgewoodQueensGerman (former)Including German JewishLowRidge­wood — Ger­man
Rockaway ParkQueensIrishRockaway is sometimes known as the "Irish Riviera"HighRock­away Park — Irish
RoxburyQueensIrishHighRox­bury — Irish
SoundviewBronxDominican RepublicMediumSound­view — Do­mini­can Re­pub­lic
SoundviewBronxPuerto RicanMediumSound­view — Puer­to Ri­can
South SlopeBrooklynPolish & CzechMediumSouth Slope — Pol­ish Czech
Spanish HarlemManhattanPuerto RicanHighSpan­ish Harlem — Puer­to Ri­can
Spanish HarlemManhattanMexicanMediumSpan­ish Harlem — Mex­i­can
Spanish HarlemManhattanItalian (former)LowSpan­ish Harlem — Ital­ian
SunnysideQueensIrishMediumSun­ny­side — Irish
SunnysideQueensHispanicMediumSun­ny­side — His­pan­ic
SunnysideQueensKoreanMediumSun­ny­side — Ko­re­an
Sunset ParkBrooklynChineseLowSun­set Park — Chi­nese
Sunset ParkBrooklynPuerto RicanWestLowSun­set Park — Puer­to Ri­can
Sunset ParkBrooklynMexicanNorthLowSun­set Park — Mex­i­can
TremontBronxGhanaMediumTremont — Ghana
TremontBronxJamaicaMediumTremont — Ja­maica
TremontBronxGuyanaMediumTremont — Guyana
TremontBronxCentral AmericaMediumTremont — Cen­tral Amer­i­ca
TremontBronxEcuadorMediumTremont — Ecuador
University HeightsBronxVietnamese & CambodianMediumUni­ver­si­ty Heights — Viet­namese Cam­bo­di­an
Upper West SideManhattanDominican100s, 110sMediumUp­per West Side — Do­mini­can
WakefieldBronxJamaican & Caribbean241st & White Plains RoadHighWake­field — Ja­maican Caribbean
Washington HeightsManhattanDominicanHighWash­ing­ton Heights — Do­mini­can
Washington HeightsManhattanGerman Jews (former)LowWash­ing­ton Heights — Ger­man Jews
West VillageManhattanGayMediumWest Vil­lage — Gay
WhitestoneQueensOld FolksHighWhite­stone — Old Folks
WilliamsburgBrooklynChassidic JewsSouth WilliamsburgHighWilliams­burg — Chas­sidic Jews
WilliamsburgBrooklynHipstersNorth Williamsburg, Bedford AveHighWilliams­burg — Hip­sters
WilliamsburgBrooklynPolishNorth WilliamsburgMediumWilliams­burg — Pol­ish
WilliamsburgBrooklynPuerto RicanEast Williamsburg, BroadwayHighWilliams­burg — Puer­to Ri­can
WilliamsburgBrooklynIsraeliNorth WilliamsburgMediumWilliams­burg — Is­raeli
WilliamsburgBrooklynItalianBetween Grand Street, the BQE, and Newton CreekMediumWilliams­burg — Ital­ian
WoodlawnBronxIrishHighWood­lawn — Irish
WoodsideQueensIrishMediumWood­side — Irish

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