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Originally Posted by bricky
I've always wondered why South Asians don't have neighborhoods on a similar scale to say Flushing or Chinatown. The communities seem a lot more scattered.
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If you want a super-urban and thriving South Asian neighborhood in the NYC area, outside of Jackson Heights your best option is Newark Avenue in Jersey City (Journal Square PATH station).
Newark Avenue is much bigger than the Jackson Heights South Asian area, and would be the closest South Asian equivalent to a "Flushing"-type urban ethnic business area.
In the Bronx and Brooklyn, there are fast growing South Asian corridors, though they are overwhelmingly Bangledeshi or Pakistani, not Indian.
In the Bronx, there are two South Asian neighborhoods- Parkchester (East Bronx) and Bedford Park (North Bronx).
In Brooklyn, there are three South Asian neighborhoods- Church Avenue/McDonald Avenue, Coney Island Avenue from Prospect Park south to the Jewish area starting around Avenue H, and northern Brighton Beach (north of the Russian area).