Ethnic New York
Mark Leeds
A Complete Guide to the Many Faces & Cultures of New York
Ethnic New York is your passport to foreign places and people right in the heart of “the City.” This new edition reflects the changing boundaries and dynamic growth of New York’s ethnic neighborhoods. It also shows you how to find a wealth of ethnic restaurants, shops, art galleries, museums, parades, pageants, concerts, and little-known or out-of-the-way neighborhood festivals. The 14 chapters of this book cover the dominant ethnic groups that combine to make New York the most ethnically diverse city in the world: the Dutch and English, Germans, Hungarians, Czechs, Scandinavians, Irish, Italians, Jews, Greeks, Slavs, Arabs, African Americans, Hispanics, and Asians all have left their mark on New York, and have transplanted the heart of their homelands into New York’s boroughs. Mark Leeds introduces you to each ethnic group in the city-its history, its influence on New York’s growth, its sense of community. Also included are 16 maps for easy location of key ethnic neighborhoods. This second edition of Ethnic New York will acquaint you with the rich and varied worlds that comprise the nation’s most ethnically diverse metropolis. It is a fascinating guide to the cultural mosaic that makes New York unique among U.S. cities.