Are there really any families in NYC?

[DoomDan515]

Originally Posted by homenj

Thanks guys. I appreciate all your responses. I noticed many of you saying places like Howard Beach, Bensonhurst, Boro Park, Maspeth, etc.

However these are truly "ethnic" white neighborhoods. Am I wrong?

Bensonhurst is heavily Italian still. So I'm assuming that the whites that live here are Italians (and maybe some Russians)

Howard Beach is Italian, Boro Park Jewish, Maspeth a mix of Irish, Italian, Polish,


So do the whites usually live in ethnic neighborhoods with their own ethnicities like Itailans in Bensonhurst and Howard Beach, and Jews in Boro Park.

Some neighborhoods are more mixed with different ethnic groups, and others have a dominate group [Howard Beach-Italian, Forest Hills-Jewish, Woodlawn-Irish etc].

My neighborhood, Glendale, has a mix of Italian, Irish, German, Polish, Puerto Rican etc. Same with nearby Maspeth.

[homenj]

Thank you guys for all your responses.

[homenj]

Originally Posted by homenj
I noticed that most of the families living in NYC are usually economically disadvantaged or minority or immigrant families living here. You are making a very baised assumption that every non-white or immigrant family you see is poor. That is far from the truth. Certainly some are. But you can't know just by looking.

Yes I know it is biased to say all minority families in NYC are poor I know they are def not.

But when you look at statistics of certain minority groups like blacks and Puerto Ricans you will still notice a disporportionate amount of poor in these groups. It's not that they haven't progressed but many end up leaving for the suburbs.

Although as I mentioned in another post, some middle class and more prosperous blacks live in certain parts of Queens and Puerto Ricans in places like Throgs Neck.

Also the City has many Dominicans who by and large come from less educated and poorer backgrounds. Although don't get me wrong there are Dominicans who come here from the larger cities of the DR and come from more educated backgrounds. But I was reading Dominicans are the poorest Hispanic group in the US.

However US Born Dominicans have a high college education attainment but I'm not sure if like the Puerto Ricans they largely end up opting for the suburbs.

And plus many NYC Dominicans are still first generation immigrants. Many other NYC Latinos are really first generation immigrants who often don't speak too much English and thus are poorer.

However this should not eclipse the progress and the fact that there are professional minorities here.

In fact I never really said all minorities were economically disadvantaged.

In my town there are many minorities and some are well off but still choose to live in the City.

I was just under the assumption (and now judging by the responses here) that minorities were still more likely to have families here even if they were are a bit well off.

Originally Posted by citylove101

I've often said that New York isn't for everyone. But that doesn't mean that it isn't for anyone.

[blackconverse]

Originally Posted by nei

The thread title is misleading. It should read "are there really any well-off white families in NYC?"

Yes, this thread is quite insulting.

[D. Scott]

Originally Posted by likeminas

Family-oriented neighborhoods in NYC;

In Manhattan; Battery park city.

In Brooklyn; Bensonhursts, Boro park, Dyker Heights, Bay Ridge, Park Slope, Brighton beach, Sheephead bay.

In Queens; Maspeth, Forest hills, Kew gardens, Middle village, etc.

There's plenty of families that are not minority in NYC, AND there's some good schools in some of the neighborhoods I listed.

Very accurate OP. Good post!

[Doobage]

Originally Posted by citylove101

I've often said that New York isn't for everyone. But that doesn't mean that it isn't for anyone.

Thank you for correcting him.

[nybbler]

Must be some, I work with someone who is Manhattan born and bred, grew up in Greenwich Village. I don't think he was economically disadvantaged, but I don't know him well enough to ask.

And of course there's Tribeca, which must have tons of well-off families based on all the high-end baby/toddler stores. Ick.

[Airborneguy]

I've done extensive research on this topic. There's not a single family residing anywhere in NYC. Everyone knows this.

[loratliff]

Originally Posted by nei

The thread title is misleading. It should read "are there really any well-off white families in NYC?"

And even then, the OP is still way off-base, considering that a lot of $40k per year private schools having waiting lists miles long.