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this is new york, where diversity is normal and accepted. its not Alabama. I doubt you will have any problems regardless what ethnicity you are.
I lived here almost 15 years and just now 2 years ago i am seeing more black people moving here, shopping in stores.
Racism is so 19th century and silly
Wasn't always like that. NYC used to be segregated by neighborhood, not race (neighborhoods happen to be generally one race/religion though). You stayed in your neighborhood and if you went into someone else's neighborhood you were asking for trouble, especially if you were black and went into bensonhurst. Anyone who looked different and went in there had to be either crazy or actually up to no good. Hasn't been like that since the late 80's / early 90's
Wasn't always like that. NYC used to be segregated by neighborhood, not race (neighborhoods happen to be generally one race/religion though). You stayed in your neighborhood and if you went into someone else's neighborhood you were asking for trouble, especially if you were black and went into bensonhurst. Anyone who looked different and went in there had to be either crazy or actually up to no good. Hasn't been like that since the late 80's / early 90's
Racism still exists in NYC, just less people acting upon it. As an Asian man, 2 dark skinned guys tried to mug me on a quiet block in Washington Heights just 8 years ago. Cops still target Blacks/Hispanics when they stop and question suspicious activity. That's racism.
Racism still exists in NYC, just less people acting upon it. As an Asian man, 2 dark skinned guys tried to mug me on a quiet block in Washington Heights just 8 years ago. Cops still target Blacks/Hispanics when they stop and question suspicious activity. That's racism.
Of course racism still exists, always will there is no cure for this disease.
few Italians left in NYC period. They all moved to Long Island, Jersey, and Florida
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Lots of Italians left in Howard Beach, Staten Island, and parts of The Bronx
Plus I'm sure many of the people you think of as generic white people are of Italian descent
To add on what l1995 said, there are still large pockets of Italians in NYC, although their numbers are not as big as they were 50+ years ago. Staten Island, in particular, has a very heavy Italian presence. You can see every economic class of Italian there, seemingly -- from the working class and "FOB" types to the white collar guys with big homes and nice cars. Middle Village, close to where I live, has a great number of middle and upper-middle Italian families (also has a large Irish population [the Italians go to one Catholic church; Irish go to a different one], some Poles moving in [overflow?] from Maspeth, and a steadily growing Asian population). A few streets in Maspeth and certain parts of Glendale also feature pockets of Italians.
Ozone Park also features a number of Italian families as well, although age and the changing character of the neighborhood has reduced their presence.
Riverdale/Kingsbridge used to have a good amount of Italians, but I believe their numbers have declined considerably since the mid to late 80s/early 90s.
To add on what l1995 said, there are still large pockets of Italians in NYC, although their numbers are not as big as they were 50+ years ago. Staten Island, in particular, has a very heavy Italian presence. You can see every economic class of Italian there, seemingly -- from the working class and "FOB" types to the white collar guys with big homes and nice cars. Middle Village, close to where I live, has a great number of middle and upper-middle Italian families (also has a large Irish population [the Italians go to one Catholic church; Irish go to a different one], some Poles moving in [overflow?] from Maspeth, and a steadily growing Asian population). A few streets in Maspeth and certain parts of Glendale also feature pockets of Italians.
Ozone Park also features a number of Italian families as well, although age and the changing character of the neighborhood has reduced their presence.
Riverdale/Kingsbridge used to have a good amount of Italians, but I believe their numbers have declined considerably since the mid to late 80s/early 90s.
Yeah and the East Bronx (Throggs Neck, Morris Park, Pelham Bay) still has a lot of Italians if I'm not mistaken
But many of the white people you see in any given NYC neighborhood are of at least partial Italian descent, even if they don't talk like Paulie Walnuts and fly an Italian flag at their house
Yeah and the East Bronx (Throggs Neck, Morris Park, Pelham Bay) still has a lot of Italians if I'm not mistaken
But many of the white people you see in any given NYC neighborhood are of at least partial Italian descent, even if they don't talk like Paulie Walnuts and fly an Italian flag at their house
Probably not the transplants, but the natives? Yeah, very much so.
Probably not the transplants, but the natives? Yeah, very much so.
It depends, there are a lot of Italians in other Northeast states, where many transplants are from
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