New York City ethnic enclaves – Wikipedia

History of immigration to and ethnic enclaves in New York City. New York City was founded in 1625, by Dutch traders as New Amsterdam. The settlement was a slow growing village, but was diverse.However, the Netherlands never had a large emigrant population, and the colony attracted few Dutch and more people from different ethnic groups. As early as 1646, 18 languages were spoken in New …

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