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Too diverse at times, meaning you will see some crazy stuff you might not want to see.
True...never a dull day in the city. To answer your question, it's very diverse. There's something for everyone. It doesn't necessarily mean you'll like it.
If you mean ethnically diverse, here's a breakdown from the NYC Department of Education of the top 12 groups of students enrolled in English Language Learning, which is certainly a good indicator of ethnic diversity among recent immigrants.
• Spanish (68.2%)
• Chinese (11.0%)
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As a whole, the city is very diverse, but when you break it down to neighborhoods it's a bit of a different story for the most part. Obvious examples are Brooklyn neighborhoods east of Flatbush Ave, Uptown Manhattan, and the South Bronx. There's no doubt NYC is the most diverse place in America, but it's still not as integrated as it's promoted.
NYC has been a 'diverse' place almost since the Dutch first settled it. It’s important to note that NYC is more ‘integrated’ than not. Urban diversity, by its very nature, includes culturally homogeneous lifestyles in sections. This is so in almost every major U.S. city, though NY probably has more than other cities. It's the reason why it’s possible to experience any single culture one can think of (Chinatown, Little Italy, Little Calcutta...etc.)
40% of the current U.S. population can trace their roots through arrivals at Ellis Island, the only place in the country with this distinction.
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NYC has been a 'diverse' place almost since the Dutch first settled it. It’s important to note that NYC is more ‘integrated’ than not. Urban diversity, by its very nature, includes culturally homogeneous lifestyles in sections. This is so in almost every major U.S. city, though NY probably has more than other cities. It's the reason why it’s possible to experience any single culture one can think of (Chinatown, Little Italy, Little Calcutta...etc.)
40% of the current U.S. population can trace their roots through arrivals at Ellis Island, the only place in the country with this distinction.
Wasn't NYC listed as the 3rd most segregated city five years back, behind Detroit and Milwaukee?
NYC is just like any city in America: For the most part, racially segregated.
Let's look the truth in the eye here folks.
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