Best Cities For Black People In...Part III: NEW YORK

[UberEatsDriver]

Oh I forgot Long Island.

Ummm Long Island blacks for the most part do well except a few areas.

Nassau county is mixed West Indian and AA

Suffolk county in my opinion is completely AA.

 

[UncleTomFord15]

The only places worth being in NYS is NYC and Long Island . Upstate is cold af and filled with crime and racism. The problems is both cities are expensive af and not really worth it unless you were born there (unless you have money like that as an adult).

 

[UberEatsDriver]

Explore Queens' Addisleigh Park, the "African-American Gold Coast of NY" - Untapped New York

Nicknamed the African-American Gold Coast, Addisleigh Park in Queens was home to figures like Count Basie, Ella Fitzgerald, and Jackie Robinson.

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EXPLORE QUEENS’ ADDISLEIGH PARK, THE “AFRICAN-AMERICAN GOLD COAST OF NY”

 

[BigMan]

Would you say they are as desirable as black areas in the other boroughs, though? Or Westchester?

Personally nah. I do have family there but Staten Island isn't my cup of tea. It's relatively safe for NYC standards and cheaper than Brooklyn. If i had to live in NYC, I'd absolutely choose literally any other borough lol.

 

[UberEatsDriver]

Queens' Cambria Heights could gain two Tudor-filled historic districts | 6sqft

The proposed 222nd Street Historic District and the 227th Street Historic District contain a total of 96 intact Tudor Revival rowhouses that incorporate the whimsical Storybook style.

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The Landmarks Preservation Commission on Tuesday voted to calendar two historic districts in the Queens neighborhood of Cambria Heights. The proposed 222nd Street Historic District and the 227th Street Historic District contain a total of 96 intact Tudor Revival rowhouses that incorporate the whimsical Storybook style. One of several prosperous Black communities in southeastern Queens, Cambria Heights is home to many single-family homes, but the two blocks considered for landmark status stand out for their architectural integrity and cohesiveness, according to the commission.

 

[BigMoneyGrip]

I live in NYC and been to pretty much all of these places on that list and let me tell you everywhere on that list is a shyt hole with the exception of NYC 5 boroughs and White Plains

 

[UberEatsDriver]

The 10 Richest Black Communities In America

When it comes to affluent black communities in America, Maryland is a breakout star. From the top ten list, five of the richest black communities are located in Maryland. But where are the rest? These are the 10 richest black communities in America. 10. Uniondale, New York Located on Long...

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10 richest black communities in the country

10. Uniondale, New York​

9. Hillcrest, New York​

 

[UberEatsDriver]

I live in NYC and been to pretty much all of these places on that list and let me tell you everywhere on that list is a shyt hole with the exception of NYC 5 boroughs and White Plains

Long Island isn’t too bad either. Black success is pretty much in the nyc metro

 

[BigMoneyGrip]

Long Island isn’t too bad either. Black success is pretty much in the nyc metro

Suffolk county is a shyt hole for sure…. Nassau is far better and of course more expensive

 

[UberEatsDriver]

Cambria Heights was number 5 on this list of richest “neighborhoods”

 

[UberEatsDriver]

Suffolk county is a shyt hole for sure…. Nassau is far better and of course more expensive

They have their own unique history over there. Nassau is successful blacks that left the 5 boroughs.

 

[Antwon Mitchell]

If you are Black born and raised in Upstate NY you essentially are born in poverty. No matter how you came up living you are still poor out there. Even though some of those

Syracuse was recently ranked as the number one city in the country where majority of the children are living in extreme poverty.

Most Black folks from upstate tend to move down south or to the Big Apple for better lives.

I've been to Syracuse visiting friends and a few family members and it's gloomy out there. The CACs be “sneakily” racist by doing certain backhanded gestures. The Black ppl there seems to scared of each other/constantly looking over their shoulder/crossing the street from not standing too close whenever a Black person (especially young/mid-aged) they don't know walks past them and I'm assuming it might because of the crime out that happens out there. Police in Syracuse don't seem to care and are pretty relaxed compared to NYC.

Not much Black culture upstate rather more territorial culture instead.

 

[Geode]

There's a lot of misinformation about LI in here, and very concentrated on Nassau County. I dont know what "mini-mansion" black communities exist in Nassau, unless house size is subjective. As someone who grew up on a 75x100 lot, compared to my granparents in SE Queens, we had a lot of land and a larger house. In Nassau, especially the Valley Stream/Elmont areas (ie Queens Jr) those lots and houses can be small, especially right by the border. You have decent sized lots in Baldwin, Roosevelt, and Freeport but theey are still smaller than the lots in Suffolk.

You also have to be mindful that there are the "black parts" of white neighborhoods. For Example, while Rockville Center may have some blacks in it, or around the borders near Malverne, and Lakeview, Rockville Center is NOT Black and very much . Also they are villages, as opposed to unincorporated hamlets, so they have greater autonomy to be "selective" and they have their own police.

 

[Supa]

Albany and Elmira might as well be Pennsylvania

People kill me with the "it's dirty" nonsense. What areas of Manhattan were you in? If you're in the hood it's not going to look great but if you're in most areas of Manhattan where there's money or businesses it's not dirty. Harlem has some beautiful streets but that's where there's brownstones and more money. My neighborhood is beautiful with plenty of trees and parks. Go to any state and impoverished areas are dirty.

Queens and Brooklyn are definitely more rough looking. They're more diverse but not confusing. Queens will have a block with all Mexican business and all Indians next to that. Then there's some suburban areas with million dollar houses.

There's plenty of things here you won't get elsewhere. You want art, food, fashion, parks, women, diversity...anything you name we have it in abundance.

I've been to other states and there's things they flat out do not have or they only have one. I still run around random blocks and find all kinds of stores and restaurants I didn't know existed.

 

[Geode]

The 10 Richest Black Communities In America

When it comes to affluent black communities in America, Maryland is a breakout star. From the top ten list, five of the richest black communities are located in Maryland. But where are the rest? These are the 10 richest black communities in America. 10. Uniondale, New York Located on Long...

www.blackexcellence.com

10 richest black communities in the country

10. Uniondale, New York​

9. Hillcrest, New York​

That Image they have for "Uniondale" damn sure doesnt exist there. If you're living by Hofstra, you're not living in that. If you live by the Walmart off Jerusalem Ave, you're not living in that either, and that's the whiter part.

Edit: its a B&B in Maine.