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Lenox Hill

Manhattan
In the Census-defined PUMA including the Upper East Side, according to recent Census data, (in descending order) French and Cantonese each have at least 1000 speakers. English and Spanish varieties are widely spoken in the area as well.
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Czech

Čeština
A significant Czech community first formed within the German world of Kleindeutschland (Little Germany), with "Czech Broadway" along Avenue A between 1st and 8th Streets springing up in the late 19th century. Most Czechs later moved uptown, in tandem with German New Yorkers and other Central Europeans, with a distinctly Czech quarter forming in the 60s and 70s on the East Side, the most enduring landmark of which is the recently renovated Bohemian National Hall. Much of the community later moved to Astoria, where in 1911 the Bohemian Citizens’ Benevolent Society established the Bohemian Hall & Beer Garden, a famous gathering place in recent years open to all New Yorkers and since 2000 a Traditional Cultural Property on the National Register of Historic Places.

Koine Greek

Ελληνιστική Κοινή
Beginning in the late 19th century, one early Greek-speaking cluster had formed around Madison Street on the Lower East Side (where a community of Greek Jews appears to have also used Judeo-Greek) and in the east and west 20s and 30s, where a section of 8th Avenue was home to nightclubs where Armenian, Greek, and Turkish musicians peformed. Besides the central hub in Queens, Greek clusters also formed in Bay Ridge (with its numerous Greek institutions), in the Bronx (still home to the Kassian Brotherhood for those from Kasos), New Jersey, and beyond. Greek Orthodox Churches, where Koine Greek is the liturgical language, are found in Greek communities across the region.

Moroccan Judeo-Arabic

إلعربية ديالنا
Depending on where they lived, Moroccan Jews tended to be speakers either of Ladino (in places like Tetouan or Tangier) or Moroccan Judeo-Arabic (in places like Fez or Marrakesh), with some also speaking Amazigh (Berber) languages and many, especially in most recent times, also speaking Moroccan Arabic and the widespread colonial language, French. Within New York's Moroccan Jewish community — which includes synagogues in Manhattan, Queens, and Brooklyn but is relatively small compared to other Jewish communities and to the Moroccan Jewish communities in Israel, France, Spain, and Latin America — there are a few who remember what was sometimes called il-‘arbiyya dyalna (our Arabic) in contrast to il- ‘arbiyya dil-msilmin (the Arabic of the Muslims) spoken by other Moroccans.

Slovak

Slovenčina
Arriving in significant numbers in the mid-19th century, Slovaks first settled in the East Village around 14th Street and 2nd Avenue, gradually moving with other Central and Eastern European groups up towards Yorkville, where Slovak-language church services are still held today at the Church of St. John Nepomucene. A host of Slovak-language newspapers and community organization, including the still-active Slovak American Cultural Center, flourished in New York, thanks in part to a new wave of Slovak refugees who came after the Second World War. New Slovak communities formed in the Williamsburg/Greenpoint area, in western Queens, and in Yonkers (where the Catholic Slovak Club is located).
Additional languages spoken in this neighborhood:
  • French
  • Turkish
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Lenox Hill

Manhattan

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AbakuáAbakuá

Caribbean

  • Cuba flag
    Cuba
Lower East Side

Smallest

Liturgical
AbazaАбаза

Western Asia

  • Turkey flag
    Turkey
  • Russia flag
    Russia
49,800
Abkhaz-Adyge
Wayne (NJ)

Smallest

Residential
Abruzzese (Orsognese)Abruzzésë

Southern Europe

  • Italy flag
    Italy
Indo-European
Astoria

Small

Residential
Abruzzese (Orsognese)Abruzzésë

Southern Europe

  • Italy flag
    Italy
Indo-European
Little Italy

Small

Historical
AcehneseBahsa Acèh

Southeastern Asia

  • Indonesia flag
    Indonesia
3,500,000
Austronesian
Astoria

Smallest

Community
AcehneseBahsa Acèh

Southeastern Asia

  • Indonesia flag
    Indonesia
3,500,000
Austronesian
Elmhurst

Smallest

Residential
AdjoukrouMɔjukru

Western Africa

  • Ivory Coast flag
    Ivory Coast
140,000
Atlantic-Congo
Concourse

Smallest

Residential
AdygheК|ахыбзэ

Western Asia

  • Turkey flag
    Turkey
  • Russia flag
    Russia
117,500
Abkhaz-Adyge
Wayne (NJ)

Small

Residential
AfenmaiAfenmai

Western Africa

  • Nigeria flag
    Nigeria
270,000
Atlantic-Congo
Castle Hill

Smallest

Residential
African-American EnglishBlack English

Northern America

  • United States flag
    United States
45,109,521
Indo-European
Bedford-Stuyvesant

Largest

Residential
African-American EnglishBlack English

Northern America

  • United States flag
    United States
45,109,521
Indo-European
Newark (NJ)

Largest

Residential
African-American EnglishBlack English

Northern America

  • United States flag
    United States
45,109,521
Indo-European
Clifton

Largest

Residential
African-American EnglishBlack English

Northern America

  • United States flag
    United States
45,109,521
Indo-European
Hollis

Largest

Residential
African-American EnglishBlack English

Northern America

  • United States flag
    United States
45,109,521
Indo-European
Edenwald

Largest

Residential
African-American EnglishBlack English

Northern America

  • United States flag
    United States
45,109,521
Indo-European
Central Harlem

Largest

Residential
African-American EnglishBlack English

Northern America

  • United States flag
    United States
45,109,521
Indo-European
Hempstead (NY)

Large

Residential
AfrikaansAfrikaans

Southern Africa

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    South Africa
  • Zimbabwe flag
    Zimbabwe
17,543,580
Indo-European
Murray Hill

Small

Community
AkanAkan

Western Africa

  • Ghana flag
    Ghana
9,231,300
Atlantic-Congo
Flatbush

Small

Residential
AkanAkan

Western Africa

  • Ghana flag
    Ghana
9,231,300
Atlantic-Congo
Shore Acres

Small

Residential
AkanAkan

Western Africa

  • Ghana flag
    Ghana
9,231,300
Atlantic-Congo
University Heights

Large

Residential

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