Little India (Jackson Heights, Queens)
Jackson Heights, Queens, has been called "Little India" since at least 1985. In 1992, the 74th Street area (between Roosevelt Avenue and 37th Avenue) was officially named "Little…
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Little India (Lexington Avenue in Manhattan)
"Little India" describes the area along Lexington Avenue (between East 26th and East 30th Streets) in Manhattan, just south of Murray Hill. The neighborhood features many Indian…
Little Ireland (New York City nickname)
Little Ireland? That's not a neighborhood -- that's New York City! "'Little Ireland,' sometimes known as the city of New-York" was cited in print in 1891. The Bronx…
Little Ireland (Woodlawn, Bronx)
Woodlawn, in the Bronx, has had Irish residents since at least the 1840s, when Irish immigrants helped dig the Old Croton Aqueduct. The nickname "Little Ireland," however, wasn't…
Little Italy
There's more than one Little Italy in New York City, and the name is not reserved for New York's alone. Wikipedia: Little Italy, ManhattanLittle Italy is a neighborhood in lower…
Little Kingston; Little Jamaica
"Little Jamaica" is used infrequently, although New York City has many immigrants from Jamaica. "Little Kingston" (after Kingston, Jamaica's capital city) is even less…
Little Liberia
Liberia (a country in East Africa) has experienced civil wars in the 1980s and 1990s. Many immigrants settled in Staten Island; the name "Little Liberia" was applied at least by 2003.…
Little Manila
"Little Manila" (after the capital of the Philippines) is a neighborhood nickname for a community filled with people of Filipino descent. There are many "Little Manilas" around…
Little Mexico (Port Richmond, Staten Island)
Port Richmond (Staten Island) has been the home of many Spanish-speaking immigrants since the 1990s. The nickname "Little Mexico" has been cited in print since at least 2005, but gained…
Little Morocco (Astoria, Queens)
Astoria, Queens, is home to “Little Morocco” on Steinway Street, between 28th Avenue and Astoria Boulevard -- although the area is more familiarly called "Little Egypt." Arabic…
Little Necker (inhabitant of Little Neck, Queens)
"Little Necker” is the name of an inhabitant of Little Neck, in the borough of Queens. The name “Little Necker” has been cited in print since at least 1907. A "Little Necker"…
Little Norway (Sunset Park, Brooklyn)
"Little Norway," in the Sunset Park area of Brooklyn, was a popular area for immigrants from Norway in the 1880s and 1890s, but it's barely recognizable as "Little Norway"…
Little Odessa; Little Ukraine
Little Ukraine (a term from at least the 1950s) is near Cooper Square in the East Village, around East 7th Street, in Manhattan. Little Odessa (a term from the 1970s) is Brighton Beach, Brooklyn.…
Little Old New York
"Little Old New York" is an affectionate term for the city. I couldn't find the term before the song (circa 1898). 22 August 1898, New York Times, pg. 6:And, just incidentally,…
Little Pakistan (Midwood, Brooklyn)
The Midwood section of Brooklyn -- on Coney Island Avenue, between Avenue H and Newkirk Avenue -- has been called "Little Pakistan" because of its many residents of Pakistani descent. The…
Little Palestine (Bay Ridge, Brooklyn)
Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, has seen an influx of residents from Arab and Middle Eastern countries. The nickname "Little Palestine" has been cited in print since at least June 2008 and was…
Little Panama (Crown Heights, Brooklyn)
Franklin Avenue, between Fulton Street and Empire Boulevard, in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, has been called "Little Panama." In 2010, an effort was made to rename part of Franklin Avenue…
Little Paris; Little France (Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn)
Brroklyn became gentrified in the 1990s, and many French speakers settled in Carroll Gardens (formerly known as an Italian neighborhood). "The Brownstone Brooklyn neighborhood that was once an…
Little Persia
Little Persia? I was walking on East 30th Street, between Fifth Avenue and Madison Avenue. These are some Persian carpet stores. There's a Persian restaurant called Ravagh…
Little Pittsburgh (East New York, Brooklyn)
Entry in progress -- B.P. Another New York City "Little Pittsburgh" is Hunts Point, in the Bronx. Wikipedia: East New York, BrooklynEast New York is a residential neighborhood in the…