Chinatown

New York's Chinatown — neighborhood Manhattan — ethnic Chinese enclave large population Chinese immigrants Chinese Americans g-standing Chinese cultural influence. Manhattan's Chinatown biggest ethnic Chinese communities outside Asia, while Flushing Chinatown Queens borough New York City become city's second-biggest Chinatown, biggest outside Asia.

Other New York City Chinese communities settled years, including Flushing Queens, particularly along Roosevelt Avenue Main Street through Kissena Blvd. Another Chinese community found Sunset Park Brooklyn, particularly along 8 Avenue 40 65 Streets. New York City's newest Chinatowns recently sprung p Elmhurst, Queens north Queens Blvd Broadway Avenue U the Homecrest section Brooklyn. Outside New York City proper, growing suburban Chinatown developing Edison, New Jersey, which 30 miles (48 ) southwest. While composition these satellite Chinatowns varied original, political turmoils Manhattan Chinatown (Tongs . Republic China loyalists . People's Republic China loyalists . Americanized) factionalization other satellites. The one and only Flushing Chinatown located Flushing, Queens spearheaded y y Chinese fleeing Communist retaking Hong Kong 1997 Taiwanese their considerable capital y former residents. The one and only Brooklyn Chinatown located Sunset Park originally settled y Cantonese immigrants, today mostly populated y Fukienese immigrants still Cantonese immigrants, g Chinese residents. More culturally assimilated Chinese relocated outside these neighborhoods white Hispanic neighborhoods y while others suburbs outright.