Most Asian-friendly Neighbourhood In Manhattan?? (Ridge, Greenwich: middle-class, apartment, home)
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I am British Asian (or rather, Oriental as they call us here) and looking to move to Manhattan NYC pretty soon.
Was wondering if u guys have any suggestions for a nice n friendly area/neighbourhood to move into in Manhattan, somewhere easy to orientate into for a foreigner like me? I've a very flexible budget.
Def looking for somewhere that's Asian-friendly but not self-segregated like Chinatown or so.
For those of who've stayed in London, I'm looking for NYC-equivalents of places like Bayswater or Russell Square.
I've lived in High Street Kensington n central Chelsea (basically like Upper East Side in NYC) n found the ppl stuck-up, uncomfortable with or condescending towards Asian-looking ppl.
By Asian/Oriental you mean East Asian instead of South Asian, correct? I'm basing my answer on the premise that you are East Asian/Chinese. If not, then my answer would probably be a little bit different...
Lost of Asian people live in Manhattan. I really don't think this is going to be an issue. British people on the whole are stuckup, & we don't really tolerate that type of crap around here. It would be considered rude. I dont' think you're really going to experience prejudice as an Asian person in this area. If you are hyper-sensitive though and pick up on every little thing that people said of course you might get upset, but this will happen no matter where you live.
If you are looking for Asian-friendly but not a Chinese/Korean ghetto type place then there are some areas that are good in the outer bourough as well as Manhattan. For example the 3 main Asian neighborhoods in NYC are Chinatown in Manhattan, Flushing in Queens, and Sunset Park in Brooklyn. If I were you I'd look at the areas bordering these neighborhoods. So with Chinatown look towards a place like the LES, or the Village, with Flushing, look at the neighborhood of Bayside, and with Sunset Park, look at other neighborhoods in Southern Brooklyn like Bensonhurst or Bay Ridge.
By Asian/Oriental you mean East Asian instead of South Asian, correct? I'm basing my answer on the premise that you are East Asian/Chinese. If not, then my answer would probably be a little bit different...
Lost of Asian people live in Manhattan. I really don't think this is going to be an issue. British people on the whole are stuckup, & we don't really tolerate that type of crap around here. It would be considered rude. I dont' think you're really going to experience prejudice as an Asian person in this area. If you are hyper-sensitive though and pick up on every little thing that people said of course you might get upset, but this will happen no matter where you live.
If you are looking for Asian-friendly but not a Chinese/Korean ghetto type place then there are some areas that are good in the outer bourough as well as Manhattan. For example the 3 main Asian neighborhoods in NYC are Chinatown in Manhattan, Flushing in Queens, and Sunset Park in Brooklyn. If I were you I'd look at the areas bordering these neighborhoods. So with Chinatown look towards a place like the LES, or the Village, with Flushing, look at the neighborhood of Bayside, and with Sunset Park, look at other neighborhoods in Southern Brooklyn like Bensonhurst or Bay Ridge.
Bayside and Flushing are 2 different towns. Flushing be the more affordable.
Yeah they are all over, but you will find clusters of them in certain neighborhoods. The most Asian (East Asian that is) neighborhoods in the city are Chinatown, Flushing, and Sunset Park. Asians are fairly upwardly mobile so you will find them moving into any neighborhoods where rich white people live.
This is mainly due Asian immigrants generally being an anamoly in American immigrant history. They are one of the few groups who immigrates to the USA even though they are usually already middle-class or upper-middle class back in their home countries.
Like most have said, an Asian immigrant (even Asian-Brit) will likely feel comfortable anywhere in Manhattan below certain parts of Harlem. I think Mead's suggestion of the Village area is spot-on. East and West Villages each have their own charm, but I would suggest the East side. From what I've seen browsing apartment listings the East Village is still a bit more affordable than the West Village. Although you're not looking to live in an Asian immigrant district such as Chinatown or Koreatown, those two areas are in a bit easier striking distance from the East Village for those occasional shopping and dining trips.
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