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Does Chinatown feel pretty authentic? Is it authentic to what a prevailing stereotype of the neighborhood is? If so, the Financial District is pretty authentic, too.
If "authentic" means neighborhoods that are the least gentrified ones, yet still not dirt poor and overly dangerous, the ones left in Manhattan may be all uptown: Washington Heights (mostly), Inwood, and Ft. George. Certainly not as many newcomers here as there are further downtown, and lots of families are second or third generation in these areas.
I would also nominate the Two Bridges area as well, but that 80 story tower on South Street will soon put an end to the authenticity.
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If "authentic" means neighborhoods that are the least gentrified ones, yet still not dirt poor and overly dangerous, the ones left in Manhattan may be all uptown: Washington Heights (mostly), Inwood, and Ft. George. Certainly not as many newcomers here as there are further downtown, and lots of families are second or third generation in these areas.
Not as many newcomers? There are tons of foreign born people in upper Manhattan.
Not as many newcomers? There are tons of foreign born people in upper Manhattan.
Yes there are. But a good portion of the Dominicans, Orthodox Jews, Puerto Rican's, and the handful of Greeks and Irish left are second generation and have roots in those areas.
I would also nominate the Two Bridges area as well, but that 80 story tower on South Street will soon put an end to the authenticity.
I'd agree on Two Bridges, but your already starting to see cafes and galleries starting to pop up on Henry st. They unfortunately only have a couple years left.
Yes there are. But a good portion of the Dominicans, Orthodox Jews, Puerto Rican's, and the handful of Greeks and Irish left are second generation and have roots in those areas.
You have more than just those groups. You have Mexicans, Central and South Americans, in Upper Manhattan, some Middle Easterners and Asians, and some West Africans. Even counting the Dominicans, many of them were born on the island.
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