Ethnic Shopping
Household goods on display
Broadway, Astoria Astoria has the largest Greek community outside Greece, with restaurants, coffee shops, and bakeries on Broadway. Main Street, Flushing Flushing’s
Chinatown offers bakeries, food, gifts, restaurants, herbal remedies,
and acupuncture. Queensborough Library has material in 40 languages. 74th Street, Jackson Heights New
York’s Indian community’s shop windows are filled with ornate gold
jewelry and rich saris. Food stores are redolent with spices. 74th St, Jackson Heights, Queens Subway (E, F, R, V) Roosevelt Av
Roosevelt Avenue, Jackson Heights Around the corner from Indian 74th Street, loudspeakers play Latin American rhythms, street vendors sell hot churros (fried dough), and shops offer music, foods, gaucho boots, hats, and piñatas. Roosevelt Ave, Jackson Heights, Queens Subway (E, F, R, V) Roosevelt Av
Arthur Avenue, Bronx In
this Italian neighborhood, dozens of small, family-run stores sell
everything from Italian wines, handmade pastas, and sausages to
rosaries and votive candles. Arthur Ave, Bronx Subway (4) Fordham Rd
Nassau Avenue, Greenpoint Shops in America’s largest Polish community are laden with home made kielbasas and babkas, statues of saints, Polish books, music, and cosmetics. Brighton Beach Avenue, Brooklyn Known
as “Little Odessa,” Russian is the first language on this busy street
selling everything from smoked fish to Russian dolls. Brighton Beach Ave, Brooklyn Subway (B, Q) Brighton Beach
13th Ave, Borough Park The
main street of Borough Park, home to America’s largest Orthodox Jewish
community, bustles with shops filled with religious articles, tempting
baked goods, children’s clothing, and linens. 18th Avenue, Bensonhurst Though
the old-world Italian community is slowly giving way to other
nationalities, the street still offers generous samplings of authentic
Italian foods and coffee shops. Atlantic Avenue, Brooklyn This Middle-Eastern shopping center offers baklava and many varieties of olives, dried fruits, and spices. Atlantic Ave, Brooklyn Subway (R) Court St
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