NYC Neighborhoods & Places
This neighborhood is frequently referred to as "Little Yemen".
What is the Bronx, NY?
This language was most commonly spoken by early Arab immigrants in Little Syria.
What is Arabic?
Many early Arab immigrants to NYC in the late 19th century worked in this industrial sector.
What is the Garment industry?
Arabs in America had to identify as this race to obtain citizenship.
What is white?
This state has the third largest Arab American population.
What is NY?
This Queens neighborhood serves as a major hub for Pakistani and Bangladeshi immigrants.
What is Jackson Heights?
This religion, practiced by many Middle Eastern immigrants, includes traditions such as daily prayer and fasting during Ramadan.
What is Islam?
Many early immigrants settled in New York after arriving through this station.
What is Ellis Island?
This term refers to people living outside their ancestral homeland.
This city has the largest population of Muslims in the USA.
Today, this Brooklyn neighborhood is often referred to as "Little Yemen" or "Little Palestine".
What is Bay Ridge?
This staple NYC street food, often sold from carts, was popularized by Middle Eastern and South Asian immigrants.
What is Halal food?
This act, passed in 1965, abolished old quotas, allowing a new wave of immigrants.
What is the Immigration and Nationality Act?
This New York City public institution featured an exhibition titled Niyū Yūrk: Middle Eastern and North African Lives in the City, showcasing how people from the Middle East and North Africa shaped the city’s cultural identity.
What is The New York Public Library?
This number represents the number of New Yorkers of MENA descent (2020 census).
What is 300,000?
This neighborhood is commonly referred to as "Little Syria".
What is lower Manhattan?
This was the first purpose-built mosque in the five boroughs.
What is the Islamic Cultural Center of New York?
Many early immigrants supported themselves by traveling as these types of salespeople.
What are peddlers?
This religious group made up a large portion of the earliest Arab immigrants.
Who are Christians (Maronite & Orthodox)?
This number represents the number of Muslims in NYC.
What is 1 million?
This was the location of the first Arab-speaking community in the United States.
What is the Lower West Side (Manhattan)?
Located in Brooklyn, this landmark was once part of the original Little Syria neighborhood before the community relocated.
What is St. George’s Church?
This early wave of immigrants came largely from this region of the Ottoman Empire.
What is Greater Syria (Bilad al-Sham)?
This Lebanese-American poet and author of The Prophet lived in Little Syria.
Who is Khalil Gibran?
With over 160,000 residents identifying with this heritage in New York City, they form one of the largest Middle Eastern ancestry groups in the city’s diverse demographic landscape.
What are Arab Americans?