Albanians in New York City

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Neighborhoods

* Astoria
* Bed-Stuy
* Bensonhurst
* Borough Park
* Brighton Beach
* Chinatowns in Brooklyn
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* Chinatown, Manhattan
* Crown Heights
* Curry Hill
* Curry Row
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* Koreatown, Manhattan
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* Le Petit Sénégal
* Little Australia
* Little Brazil
* Little Egypt
* Little Fuzhou
* Little Germany
* Little Guyana
* Little Italy
* Little Manila
* Little Pakistan
* Little Poland
* Little Saigon
* Little Spain
* Little Sri Lanka
* Little Syria
* Little Ukraine
* Loisaida
* Spanish Harlem
* Sunset Park
* Thirteenth Avenue
* Washington Heights

* Ethnic enclaves

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There is a sizeable Albanian population in New York City. Albanians are mostly concentrated in the Bronx, however, they can be found throughout the city. Staten Island also has a large Albanian community. The region in the Bronx is also known by the name Little Albania.[1] In Staten Island, Albanians are concentrated in Dongan Hills, Tompkinsville, New Dorp, and Grant City.[2][3] New York City is home to more than 100,000 Albanians according to the Albanian-American Society Foundation.[4]

## Distribution

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Pelham Parkway, Bronx has the highest concentrations of Albanians in NYC.

There are also Albanian communities in Westchester County, New York.

## History

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Albanian workers settled in New York in the early 20th century. Many of them found work in shoe, glass, and textile factories and were initially from the southern regions of the country.[5] A second wave of Albanians arrived after World War II. Many of them were refugees from the Communist regime of Enver Hoxha. These refugees came from all regions of Albania and settled mainly in New York.[6] Albanians were attracted to the established Italian American communities of New York and often found work in Italian restaurants and Italian stores. 90% of Italian American restaurants and pizza parlors in New York City are Albanian.[7]

## Language and cultural community

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New York City Public Schools would start teaching Albanian language in the late 2010s; the language was offered to PS 105 in Morris Park, Bronx.[8] Starting in 2024, Albanian language is taught at an Albanian and Montenegrin American cultural center to roughly 60 children in Ridgewood, Queens, NYC, entitled the "Fol Shqip School," and Mercy College is the only college known to be teaching Albanian courses in New York City.[9][10]

## Notable New Yorkers of Albanian descent

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* Action Bronson, rapper
* Gashi, rapper
* Mark Gjonaj, politician
* Peter Lumaj, attorney and candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2012
* Zef Mustafa, mobster
* Regis Philbin, television personality
* Bebe Rexha, singer and songwriter
* Alex Rudaj, mafia kingpin
* Martin Shkreli, financial investor and businessman

## See also

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* New York City portal

* Italians in New York City

## References

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1. ^ ""Little Albania" in the Bronx".
2. ^ "Albanian Community - the Peopling of New York City".
3. ^ "Albanians of New York City".
4. ^ Little Albania | The Bronx Journal
5. ^ Jackson, Kenneth T.; Keller, Lisa; Flood, Nancy (December 2010). The Encyclopedia of New York City: Second Edition. ISBN 978-0300182576.
6. ^ The Encyclopedia of New York State. p. 40.
7. ^ "The Albanian Connection; As Italians Move Up, a New Group Does the Pizza and Pasta".
8. ^ "NYC schools to offer instruction in Albanian, numerous other languages". New York Post. 4 May 2018.
9. ^ Redaksia, Shrkuar Nga (January 10, 2024). "USA: "Fol Shqip" school opens in Queens, New York". Vox News.
10. ^ Ramirez, Noelle. "Mercy is the Only College Offering Albanian in New York". The Impact News.

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Ethnic groups in New York City

Ancestries|

* Arabs
* Syrians
* African Americans
* Black Jews
* Brazilians
* Asians
* Chinese
* Filipinos
* Indians
* Japanese
* Koreans
* Taiwanese
* Europeans
* Albanians
* Belarusians
* Dutch
* Germans
* Irish
* Italians
* Nordic
* Russians
* Ukrainians
* Caribbeans and Hispanics
* Puerto Ricans
* Dominicans
* Mexicans
* Salvadorans
* Jews
* Black Jews
* Native Americans
* Romani

Ethnic enclaves|

* 8th Avenue/Lapskaus Blvd.
* Astoria
* Arthur Avenue
* Bay Ridge
* Bed–Stuy
* Bensonhurst
* Borough Park
* Brighton Beach
* Chinatowns
* Brooklyn
* Queens
* Manhattan
* Crown Heights
* Curry Hill
* Dyker Heights
* Elmhurst
* Flatbush
* Harlem
* Hell's Kitchen
* Howard Beach
* Italian Harlem
* Jackson Heights
* Jamaica
* Koreatowns
* Manhattan
* Queens
* Le Petit Sénégal
* Little Australia
* Little Brazil
* Little Egypt
* Little Fuzhou
* Little Germany
* Little Italy
* Little Manila
* Little Poland
* Little Saigon
* Little Spain
* Little Syria
* Loisaida
* Morris Park
* Ozone Park
* Spanish Harlem
* Sunset Park
* Washington Heights
* Williamsburg
* Yorkville

Institutions|

* African Burial Ground National Monument
* Bohemian Citizens' Benevolent Society
* El Museo del Barrio
* Hispanic Society of America
* Indo-American Arts Council
* Irish Repertory Theatre
* New York Asian Film Festival
* New York Filipino Film Festival
* Wales Week in New York

Cultural events|

* Brazilian Day
* Dominican Day Parade
* Feast of San Gennaro
* German-American Steuben Parade
* Korean Day Parade
* NY Persian Parade
* Philippine Independence Day Parade
* Puerto Rican Day Parade
* Pulaski Day Parade

Historical events|

* New York Slave Revolt of 1712
* New York Conspiracy of 1741
* 1968 New York City teachers' strike
* Crown Heights riots of 1991

Movements|

* Harlem Renaissance
* Nuyorican Movement

Media|

* Asahi Shimbun
* China Daily
* El Diario La Prensa
* The Forward
* Freie Arbeiter Stimme
* Il Progresso Italo-Americano
* India Abroad
* Irish Voice
* Little India
* Korea Times
* New Yorker Staats-Zeitung
* Nowy Dziennik
* Proletar
* Sing Tao Daily
* The Daily Star
* Epoch Times
* The Irish Echo
* World Journal

Other topics|

* Undocumented immigrants

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Albanian Americans by location

* Boston
* Chicago
* Maine
* Michigan (Detroit)
* New York City

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