Template:Infobox Chinese India Square, also known as "Little India," is a commercial and restaurant district in the Journal Square and Marion Section neighborhoods of Jersey City, New Jersey. The area is home to the highest concentration of Indian Americans in the Western Hemisphere,[1] and is a rapidly growing Indian New Yorker ethnic enclave within the New York Metropolitan Area.[2][3] The neighborhood is centered on Newark Avenue, between Tonnele Avenue and JFK Boulevard, and is considered to be part of the larger Journal Square District. This area has been home to the largest outdoor Navratri festivities in New Jersey as well as several Hindu temples.[4] This portion of Newark Avenue is lined with grocery stores including Patel Brothers and Subzi Mandi Cash & Carry,[5] electronics vendors, video stores, clothing stores, and restaurants, and is one of the busiest pedestrian areas of this part of the city, often stopping traffic for hours. According to the 2000 census, there were nearly 13,000 Indians living in this two-block stretch in Jersey City, up from 3,000 in 1980, increasing commensurately between 2000 and 2010.[6] As of the 2010 Census, over 27,000 Asian Indians accounted for 10.9% of Jersey City's population,[7] the highest proportion of any major U.S. city.
An annual, color-filled spring Holi festival has taken place in Jersey City since 1992, centered upon India Square and attracting significant participation and international media attention.[8][9] Although India Square continues to represent the heart of Little India in Jersey City, situated between Tonnele Avenue and John F. Kennedy Boulevard, Little India itself as of 2019 has been expanding further eastward along Newark Avenue, through Jersey City's Little Manila, to Summit Avenue and the Five Corners neighborhood.
See also
- Indian people
- Indians in the New York City metropolitan region
- Little India, Edison/Iselin, also known as Oak Tree Road, the largest and most diverse South Asian ethnic enclave and cultural hub in the United States
- Overseas Indians
Other named ethnic enclaves in Northeastern New Jersey include:
- Five Corners, a Filipino enclave in Jersey City
- Havana on the Hudson, a Hispanic district in Jersey City
- Ironbound, a Portuguese and Brazilian enclave in Newark
- Koreatown, Fort Lee, a Korean enclave in southeast Bergen County
- Koreatown, Palisades Park, also a Korean enclave in southeast Bergen County
- Little Istanbul, also known as Little Ramallah, a Middle Eastern enclave in Paterson
- Little Lima, a Peruvian enclave in Paterson
References
- ↑ Neighborhood Spotlight: Journal Square. Jersey City Independent(April 21, 2014). Retrieved December 26, 2014.
- ↑ Kiniry, Laura. "Moon Handbooks New Jersey", Avalon Travel Publishing, 2006. pg. 34 Template:ISBN
- ↑ Neighborhood Spotlight: Journal Square. Jersey City Independent(April 21, 2014). Retrieved December 26, 2014.
- ↑ "India Square" Template:Webarchive, accessed July 26, 2006
- ↑ Cruz, Vanessa; Pope, Gennarose; Rambay Fernandez, Adriana; Wright, E. Assata (September 9, 2012). "Tired of the same food?" The Union City Reporter. pp 1, 8, and 11.
- ↑ "City Attracts People From Around the Globe" Template:Webarchive. Accessed July 26, 2006.
- ↑ Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data Jersey City, New Jersey. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2014-04-11.
- ↑ .Thousands of colorful revelers partake in 21st Annual Phagwah Parade in Jersey City. The Jersey Journal(March 30, 2013). Retrieved 2013-03-30.
- ↑ Colorful Holi Hai festival in Jersey City celebrates rites of spring. The Jersey Journal(March 29, 2015). Retrieved March 29, 2015.
External links
- Little India in Jersey City
- Fahim, Kareem. "For Some Moviegoers, It’s ‘Hooray for Bollywood’" The New York Times. January 3, 2007.