Mexicans in New York City
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Mexican Americans, as of 2004[update], were New York's fastest growing ethnic group,[1] with 186,000 immigrants as of 2013[update]; they were also the third largest Hispanic group in New York City, after Puerto Ricans and Dominicans. Close to 80% of New York Mexicans were born outside the United States, and more than 60% of Mexican New Yorkers reside in Brooklyn and Queens.[1]
In Brooklyn, Sunset Park and Flatbush have the highest concentration of Mexicans, and Bushwick and Brighton Beach also have significant Mexican populations. In Queens, Elmhurst, East Elmhurst, and Jackson Heights have the largest Mexican populations, but Corona and Kew Gardens also have sizable communities.[1] Spanish Harlem in Manhattan, around 116th Street and Second Avenue, has a large community of Mexicans, which is still small compared to the area's predominant Puerto Rican population;[1][2] Staten Island has a large Mexican community in the Port Richmond, West Brighton, and Tompkinsville areas.
Compared to Mexican immigrants in other states and cities, Mexicans in New York are primarily of indigenous descent, with almost 20% still speaking indigenous languages.[3] New York holds 61% of indigenous-speaking immigrants from Mexico.[3]
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- ^ a b c d "Mexicans Are Now New York City's Fastest Growing Ethnic Group". Teachers College. Columbia University. September 10, 2004.
- ^ Gonzalez, Mynor; Nancy Levine (2001). "Mexican American Communities in New York City". Voices of New York. NYU.
- ^ a b "Indígenas mexicanos en Estados Unidos". September 14, 2014.