African American Diaspora: City vs. City Neighborhoods

[ckhthankgod]

Originally Posted by ckhthankgod

I believe there is crossover from the Bronx in to the city and vice versa. They literally touch.

Nearby, this area of New Rochelle: https://censusreporter.org/profiles/...estchester-ny/ has some businesses on its eastern edge on North Street: https://www.google.com/maps/@40.9203...7i16384!8i8192

Some residential in that tract: https://www.google.com/maps/@40.9189...7i16384!8i8192

https://www.google.com/maps/@40.9204...7i16384!8i8192

https://www.google.com/maps/@40.9223...7i16384!8i8192

This is the first business in the street view: https://www.facebook.com/SuggarPlums/

A couple of other businesses nearby: Bella Glo Beauty Spa - Bella Glo Beauty Spa is your go to unisex salon that specializes in natural hair care, styling and braiding. We foster a friendly environment and look forward to seeing you soon!
https://thenowprojectny.com/
There are a few others as well.

More information of this area: https://www.tclf.org/sites/default/f...s/lincoln.html

[ckhthankgod]

Originally Posted by ckhthankgod

^I was wondering the same as well…In terms of strictly African American or just black.

I guess I will say the North Valley portion of the Valley section/neighborhood of Syracuse(essentially north of Seneca Turnpike/Route 173):
https://goo.gl/maps/8w7FgFkwsPjAJpPi6

It is about slightly over 50-55% or so(depending on who you include).

Has some African American owned businesses on South Salina Street in that area(a gym, barbershop, salon, commercial office furniture/tech solutions company, etc.). This venture in that area will hopefully get going soon: https://www.syracuse.com/business/20...outputType=amp (the llc involved: https://www.7evenstreams.world/ ) There are some other businesses and a black run health center further north on South Salina going into the South Side and going towards Downtown. The immediate area had a Soul Food spot until about 4-5 years ago and the building would be great for a sit down place now: https://goo.gl/maps/K6MA9fWvzv4YFdbYA , https://www.syracuse.com/entertainme...in_a_name.html However, there are a couple further north in the South Side and a few at this place on the southern end of Downtown: https://saltcitymarket.com/vendors/

These bus routes run through it: https://www.centro.org/docs/default-...sn=7f884c9d_30

https://www.centro.org/docs/default-...sn=b6674e9d_34

Besides playgrounds at a couple of schools in that area, these are just south of Seneca Turnpike: http://www.syrgov.net/parks/meachemFieldValleyPool.html

https://www.syracuse.com/outdoors/20...outputType=amp

Yes, there are homes with yards. The neighborhood does skew lower/working class on the income side, but does have stable areas and some moderate income residents/families. A street view in that area: https://goo.gl/maps/a3hTg91kxSSahTNb7

Portions of the area has a city council rep of a Sudanese background: City of Syracuse
http://www.ongov.net/elections/image..._district3.pdf

A county legislator: Vernon Bio
http://www.ongov.net/legislature/doc...district16.pdf

and a state assemblywoman: https://nyassembly.gov/mem/Pamela-J-Hunter/office/

The area can be pretty quiet at night. There are public(Van Duyn El, Clary Middle)/private(Faith Heritage)/charter(Syracuse Academy of Sci. Elem.) school options within walking distance. The principal of a public elementary school in the area: Van Duyn Principal Eva Williams Named NYS Elementary Principal of the Year | The Syracuse City School District | Syracuse, NY

The high school it is zoned for showing improvement and has an International Baccalaureate program: IB at Corcoran | The Syracuse City School District | Syracuse, NY
School Home | The Syracuse City School District | Syracuse, NY
https://data.nysed.gov/profile.php?instid=800000040887
https://data.nysed.gov/enrollment.ph...d=800000040887
https://data.nysed.gov/gradrate.php?...d=800000040887

There are high performing charter and magnet HS options in the city that happen to be predominantly black in enrollment as well: https://data.nysed.gov/profile.php?instid=800000056174
https://data.nysed.gov/enrollment.ph...d=800000056174
https://www.sascs.org/

https://data.nysed.gov/profile.php?instid=800000040860
https://data.nysed.gov/enrollment.ph...d=800000040860
School Home | The Syracuse City School District | Syracuse, NY

One last thing is that this is a scholarship program for city school attendees(just have to attend said schools, including the charter school above for at least 3 years): https://sayyessyracuse.org/
More: https://syracuselocalnews.org/say-yes-syracuse-7-29-21/

Here is some related/relevant information that made me think of this thread, regarding the bolded area of town...

More Black women are opening businesses in downtown Syracuse: https://www.waer.org/2023-02-20/more...ntown-syracuse

If you have time: https://www.waer.org/show/syracuse-s...ned-businesses

More: https://www.localsyr.com/news/local-...ream-location/

https://cnycentral.com/news/local/re...ntown-syracuse

https://www.syracuse.com/business/20...er-before.html

https://www.facebook.com/blackownedsyracuse/

[masssachoicetts]

I am too new to New Jersey to speak on this area... although I do know Newark/Oranges --> Plainfield, Dunellen, and The Brunswicks was a big migration.

But Boston basically pushed/displaced the black population further away from the Core in Roxbury/The South End/Mission Hill to Dorchester/Mattapan/Hyde Park/The lower two thirds of Roxbury/Hyde Park.

[908Boi]

Black folks have been leaving Plainfield and New Brunswick for more suburban and safer locales. Both are now majority Hispanic with large amounts of Mexicans and Central Americans there now. Pretty much every urban black population in the state is decreasing while Hispanics and Asian urban population are growing.

Union is seeing a lot of black growth from Essex county and also immigration especially Vauxhall.

NJ’s black population seems to be dispersing or moving out of state (like myself lol).