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Williamsburg, Brooklyn
Hebrew, Polish, Spanish, Neighborhoods
Spanish, Hebrew, and Polish—for starters—can be found in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. There are plenty of other languages floating around, but these three (excluding hipster language) are the ones I personally have seen the most of. I strongly recommend a…
Hebrew Language Meetup
Hebrew, Classes/Conversation, Social
Enter your zip code on the far right here to see whether there are Hebrew Language Meetup groups in your neighborhood. In my area, not surprisingly, there are: groups for Hebrew language, for Hebrew karaoke, for Hebrew writers,…
RAI
Italian, News, Radio/TV/Video/Film
When I was studying Italian in 2009 and 2010, the Italian channel RAI was 554 in Manhattan with Time Warner Cable. I don’t know how much it costs currently, nor do I know what other cable companies you might be able to…
VocabuLearn Greek
Greek, Audio Lessons, Vocabulary
VocabuLearn Greek consists of a series of vocabulary audio lessons—very basic, pretty boring, but totally useful if you pay attention. It is no longer being published, as Penton Overseas ceased production of all VocabuLearn products during the global economic…
Daniel Tammet: The Boy With The Incredible Brain
General, Radio/TV/Video/Film
Click here to see an incredible video about Daniel Tammet, a language savant who learned Icelandic in a week. Yes. A week. That is insane. Mr. Tammet is a writer and linguist with what is known as high-functioning autistic…
Mike’s Deli
Italian, Food and Drink
This is a must-visit kind of place in the Arthur Avenue section of the Bronx. Owner David Greco is a big guy with a big personality. He seems to know everyone, and the customers who come around greet him with…