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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