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Hmm, I can kinda see both arguments (which is a problem I very often have..being able to see both sides of an issue). Let's take Flushing, Queens. More specifically, downtown Flushing. It's Queen's Chinatown, and larger than the one in Manhattan, and also the Brooklyn Chinatown. I can say, "Only Chinese people live there," and while not exactly true, can see why that is the perception. But yes, other groups of people live there too, so it is also "diverse." Now, how the numbers break down percentage-wise, not sure. Are there more Chinese there? Maybe. Are they the only type of people there? No. Are they a sizeable percentage? Yes.
Hmm, I can kinda see both arguments (which is a problem I very often have..being able to see both sides of an issue). Let's take Flushing, Queens. More specifically, downtown Flushing. It's Queen's Chinatown, and larger than the one in Manhattan, and also the Brooklyn Chinatown. I can say, "Only Chinese people live there," and while not exactly true, can see why that is the perception. But yes, other groups of people live there too, so it is also "diverse." Now, how the numbers break down percentage-wise, not sure. Are there more Chinese there? Maybe. Are they the only type of people there? No. Are they a sizable percentage? Yes.
I also try to see both parts of an argument but there's also statistically significant and statistically insignificant.
I'm White and live in the Bronx. According to the census my census tract is about 13% white and 8% Asian with 61% Hispanic and 15% Black. Is my census tract neighborhood diverse? No. It's a Hispanic/Afro- Hispanic dominated neighborhood. The White/Asian residents sprinkled about don't have any significant impact on the neighborhood.
If it wasn't for me trying to save a few hundred bucks on rent because my Fiancee is currently going to school and not working I wouldn't be here.
Hmm, I can kinda see both arguments (which is a problem I very often have..being able to see both sides of an issue). Let's take Flushing, Queens. More specifically, downtown Flushing. It's Queen's Chinatown, and larger than the one in Manhattan, and also the Brooklyn Chinatown. I can say, "Only Chinese people live there," and while not exactly true, can see why that is the perception. But yes, other groups of people live there too, so it is also "diverse." Now, how the numbers break down percentage-wise, not sure. Are there more Chinese there? Maybe. Are they the only type of people there? No. Are they a sizeable percentage? Yes.
Going by neighborhood though, Flushing is pretty diverse
Flushing has a sizeable white and Latino population in addition to Asian
I also try to see both parts of an argument but there's also statistically significant and statistically insignificant.
I's White and live in the Bronx. According to the census my census tract is about 13% white and 8% Asian with 61% Hispanic and 15% Black. Is my census tract neighborhood diverse? No. It's a Hispanic/Afro- Hispanic dominated neighborhood. The White?Asian residents sprinkled about don't have any significant impact on the neighborhood.
That's fairly diverse in my opinion. The largest group is only 61% of the population, plus there is diversity within Hispanics.
Does a neighborhood not count as being diverse to you unless its population is evenly distributed between like 4 ethnic groups?
That's fairly diverse in my opinion. The largest group is only 61% of the population, plus there is diversity within Hispanics.
Does a neighborhood not count as being diverse to you unless its population is evenly distributed between like 4 ethnic groups?
I lived in Israel for a year about 2 years ago. The country is about 74-75% Jewish (as am I). I guess by your definition it's diverse but having lived there I can tell you that it is really not.
Same thing applies to NYC. A neighborhood may be only 75% Black/Hispanic or White or Asian but that doesn't make it diverse.
The 13 White people out of every 100 in my neighborhood are mostly the Supers and their families anyway. lol I'm not even joking. The White/Asian people in this neighborhood have no discernible impact.
Look at that map and you'll see whole swaths of SE Queens and central Brooklyn that are 90% Black, areas like Corona & Sunset Park that are 90% Hispanic, areas of South Brooklyn that are 90% White. So in terms of residential segregation, we are pretty segregated (also, as far as Staten Island goes, the North Shore has a lot of diverse neighborhoods, and even going down towards the Mid-Island to a certain extent).
The thing about NYC is that people interact a lot more due to the subway crossing through many different neighborhoods of various ethnic groups.
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