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 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 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…
Little Pittsburgh (Hunts Point, Bronx)
Entry in progress -- B.P. Another New York City "Little Pittsburgh" is East New York, Brooklyn. Wikipedia: Hunts Point, BronxHunts Point is a neighborhood located on a peninsula in the…
Little Poland (Greenpoint, Brooklyn)
"Little Poland" is today Greenpoint, Brooklyn. Various other areas had previously used this name. Wikipedia: Greenpoint, BrooklynGreenpoint is the northernmost neighborhood in the New…
Little Puerto Rico (Harding Park, Clason Point, Bronx)
Harding Park, a subsection of Clason Point in the Bronx, is comprised of many former bungalows. Puerto Rican families moved to the area in the 1960s and it acquired the nickname "Little Puerto…
Little Satan (Israel); Big Satan or Great Satan (United States)
Iranian leader Ruhollah Khomeini (1902-1989) was reported by the Associated Press on November 5, 1979, to have said "the great Satan, America." The term immediately became popular during…
Little Sleazers (Little Caesars nickname)
Little Caesars started its pizza chain restaurants in Michigan in 1959. The nickname "Little Sleazers" has been cited in print since at least 1990. Wikipedia: Little CaesarsLittle Caesars…
Little Spain
"Little Spain" is (or was) 14th Street, between Seventh and Eighth Avenues. A restaurant called Little Spain was at 232 West 14th Street. In the late 1940s and early 1950s, Spanish Harlem…
Little Sri Lanka (Tompkinsville, Staten Island)
The northeastern Staten Island neighborhood of Tompkinsville has one of the largest Sri Lankan communities outside of that country. The name "Little Sri Lanka" has been in use since at…