Nationalities & Ethnic Communities in Brooklyn: A Mosaic

Brooklyn is one of the world's most diverse urban areas. Major heritage groups and their historic neighborhoods include:

• Italian-American: Bensonhurst, Dyker Heights, Carroll Gardens
• Irish-American: Bay Ridge, Park Slope, Cobble Hill
• Polish-American: Greenpoint, Williamsburg
• Russian/Ukrainian-American: Brighton Beach, Sheepshead Bay, Greenpoint
• Chinese-American: Sunset Park, Bensonhurst (growing)
• Mexican-American: Bushwick, East New York
• Puerto Rican: Williamsburg, Bushwick
• Dominican: Bushwick, East New York
• Caribbean (Jamaican, Haitian, Trinidadian): Flatbush, East Flatbush, Crown Heights
• Orthodox Jewish: Borough Park, Williamsburg, Crown Heights
• Arab/Middle Eastern: Bay Ridge, Boerum Hill

This list is far from exhaustive—over 200 languages are spoken in Brooklyn. The borough's diversity is constantly evolving with new immigration and generational shifts.