Azərbaycanca
Azeri
Homecrest +1he first wave of Azeri-Americans came during and following the Second World War, with many having been prisoners of war. New York City has been the main destination, especially southern Brooklyn (home to the Azerbaijan Association of NY and restaurants like Old Baku), as well as parts of New Jersey including Newark (home to the Azerbaijan Society of America). There are 4,709 Azerbaijan-born Americans in NYC, according to 2015-2019 American Community Survey data, although many likely speak Russian or Juhuri, the language of the large Jewish community in Azerbaijan and Daghestan now also in Brooklyn. In addition to North Azeri speakers from Azerbaijan, there are also likely to be Iranian (South) Azeri speakers.