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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