When did Queens become diverse? (Newark, Greenville: crime, safer, murder rate)

[queensgrl]

The expansion of the IND subway brought people to Queens.

[mdiggs1]

I would say after the civil rights movement of the 1960s, when those laws that banned non-white immigrants from entering the United States got taken off of the books.

[queensgrl]

Originally Posted by mdiggs1

I would say after the civil rights movement of the 1960s, when those laws that banned non-white immigrants from entering the United States got taken off of the books.

I don't know about immigrants but there were black people in Queens long before civil rights. My great-grandmother lived in Corona in the 1920s.

[mdiggs1]

Originally Posted by queensgrl

I don't know about immigrants but there were black people in Queens long before civil rights. My great-grandmother lived in Corona in the 1920s.

Was she from Africa, Haiti, Jamaica, South America, etc? I know black immigrants from the Caribbean made it into the United States before the 1960s.

[checkmatechamp13]

Originally Posted by bumblebyz

If you mean Jersey City by the water, then it's just an enclave for H1Bs that want to avoid paying NYC tax, but want close proximity to the city. I can't imagine that most of the residents would stay there permanently. It's mostly thought of as a temporary residence.

I mean Jersey City in general. It's somewhat segregated, but then again, so is Queens.

[ShirlMastic Beach]

I can't imagine jersey city or anywhere else for that matter coming close to being as diverse as Queens.

[checkmatechamp13]

Originally Posted by G-Dale

I can't imagine jersey city or anywhere else for that matter coming close to being as diverse as Queens.

//www.city-data.com/city/Jersey...ew-Jersey.html
//www.city-data.com/city/Oakland-California.html

Scroll down to the demographic stats.

[DoomDan515]

Originally Posted by checkmatechamp13

//www.city-data.com/city/Jersey...ew-Jersey.html
//www.city-data.com/city/Oakland-California.html

Scroll down to the demographic stats.

There's more to diversity then just Racial breakdown. Having different ethnic groups helps contribute too.

BTW I always heard Jersey City was ghetto, worst then any of the 5 boroughs.

[queensgrl]

Originally Posted by mdiggs1

Was she from Africa, Haiti, Jamaica, South America, etc? I know black immigrants from the Caribbean made it into the United States before the 1960s.

No. Virginia.

[bumblebyz]

Originally Posted by DoomDan515

There's more to diversity then just Racial breakdown. Having different ethnic groups helps contribute too.

BTW I always heard Jersey City was ghetto, worst then any of the 5 boroughs.

Jersey City is largely ghetto, but 6-8 blocks within the Hudson river is where many city transplants live to be close to work in Manhattan. The area probably has the highest concentration of H1B visa holders outside of silicon valley. It's actually pretty clean albeit with a strong ethnic cooking smell inside most of the apartment buildings. However there's nothing ethnically diverse to see there besides the people walking around. Unlike Queens there's no ethnic restaurants other than maybe one or two mediocre Indian restaurants and the usual Chinese takeouts. However you can avoid paying NYC income tax there and still be within a short commute to Manhattan. The area is mostly Indian, with some East Asians, and some White.