Dyker Heights' Asian-American Influx
Bloomberg has a story about how the latest census numbers shows that a census tract in Dyker Heights saw one of the city’s biggest increases in ethic diversity over the past decade, contributing to New York’s standing as the most ethically diverse city in the country. The trend citywide—which was particularly pronounced in some areas,…
Bloomberg has a story about how the latest census numbers shows that a census tract in Dyker Heights saw one of the city’s biggest increases in ethic diversity over the past decade, contributing to New York’s standing as the most ethically diverse city in the country. The trend citywide—which was particularly pronounced in some areas, like the Dyker Heights census tract profiled in the story—involves a marked (31.8 percent percent) increase in the number of Asian residents in 2010 as compared to a decade ago. The article cites one broker who specializes in the Dyker Heights, long an Italian-American stronghold, who says that Asians have accounted for about half the home sales in the neighborhood since 2007. Another broker, meanwhile, says the majority of Asians who have moved to the neighborhood are professionals and not first-generation immigrants, and that they’re attracted to the area’s schools and housing stock.
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“About half the home purchases in Dyker Heights since 2007 have been by Asians, Venezia said, mostly second- and third- generation Chinese-American professionals. That drove him to hire four more Chinese-speaking workers, who are among the 20 employees working in his office, he said.”
Something doesn’t add up here. Second- and third- generation professionals need Chinese speaking workers?
OK the dykes comment was pretty funny
I guess the math portion of SAT scores will be going up there in the near future
(that’s all i got…..sad)
I see a steel door and I want to paint it black
No chrome fence anymore, I want them to turn black
quote: I’m suddenly in the mood for a bowl of potage.
So you want a bowl of postage? Oh, no, I read that wrong. This thread makes one desire a bowl of soup? Or a Potager Garden?
quote: i dont really have a word for the types of people im thinking of..
*rob*
perhaps rob will invent a new word 🙂
oops, wrong forum
looks like silver is doing that DEAD CAT BOUNCE.
The neighborhood will continue to go down hill until the gays move in.
(and as a technically gay person i can say that)
*rob*