Are "happy hours" a sign of burgeoning nightlife, or just evidence of a glut of bars in the neighborhood, servicing a community that likes to start drinking in the afternoon? Probably both, but I'm sort of glad the lower east side doesn't win this category.
Tracking the changing makeup of the city.Published: January 21, 2011 -->A century ago, Israel Zangwill popularized the term in his play, “The Melting Pot.” New York has evolved into a greater crucible of race and ethnicity today than it was back then, but the city also remains very much a mosaic — a variegated montage of neighborhoods in which certain groups predominate.
In a month or so, the 2010 census will most likely confirm a record high in the city’s foreign-born population. American Community Survey data released last month revealed a striking metamorphosis during the last decade. Traditional ethnic enclaves sprawled amoeba-like into adjacent communities. Once monolithic tracts of white and black and native-born residents have become bespeckled with newcomers.
Population Change in New York City Neighborhoods Since 2000
Native Whites
Native Blacks
East Asians