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Brooklyn Public Library, Greenpoint Branch
Polish, Bookstores/Libraries, Kids
Greenpoint’s public library is full of Polish books. When I visited in 2011, I met librarian Izabela Barry, who is originally from Poland and who had at that time been at the library for nine years. During her tenure she…
Elmhurst, Queens, for Spanish
Spanish, Neighborhoods
Elmhurst abuts Jackson Heights, possibly the most diverse neighborhood in the world, and you can see and hear many languages around here. For a 2010 field trip, I visited specifically because I had heard there was a significant Colombian community. And…
Bedford Park, The Bronx
Korean, Neighborhoods
On 204th Street between the Grand Concourse and Mosholu Parkway is a small strip of Korean stores and restaurants. Back in 2010 when I visited, the area did not give the initial impression of full economic health. I had a nice…
Koreatown, Manhattan
Korean, Neighborhoods
Koreatown isn’t actually big enough to qualify as a town. According to Google, it runs from 31st to 36th streets, between Fifth and Sixth avenues, though I know of it primarily as a 32nd Street phenomenon. Korean abounds…
Lederhosen
German, Food and Drink
This Greenwich Village establishment is described on its website as a “German Wurst and Bierhaus.” When I was there (this was in 2010), multiple people working there spoke German, so I think your chances of combining food-ordering and food-eating activities…
Arte Institute
Portuguese, Museums/Cultural, Organizations
Founded in 2011, the Arte Institute is a non-profit organization that supports Portuguese artists, writers, musicians, dancers, and filmmakers, encouraging a cross-cultural dialogue between New York and Portugal. I have no personal experience with Arte, so if you check them out…
Neue Galerie New York
German, Museums/Cultural
This museum for German and Austrian art resides in a majestic former mansion on the Upper East Side. In the last exhibit I saw there, I noticed that captions for paintings were in both German and English, so you…
Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church
Greek, Religious, Classes/Conversation, Kids
I have done nothing more than stand outside this church and look at its exterior, so I am not in a position to rate it! I also think I might be a little uneasy rating a church, period. But I…
Katagiri
Japanese, Food and Drink
This store claims to be the oldest Japanese grocery in the United States! The space itself, on 59th Street between Second and Third avenues, is not all that big, but an employee told me people call in orders from around…