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'''Le Petit Sénégal,''' or '''Little Senegal''', is a neighborhood in the [[New York City]] borough of [[Manhattan]]. It has been called Le Petit Senegal by the [[West African]] immigrant community and Little Senegal by some people from outside the neighborhood. |
'''Le Petit Sénégal,''' or '''Little Senegal''', is a neighborhood in the [[New York City]] borough of [[Manhattan]]. It has been called Le Petit Senegal by the [[West African]] immigrant community and Little Senegal by some people from outside the neighborhood. |
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Le Petit Senegal is a smaller section of the much larger, and older, neighborhood of [[Harlem]]. The neighborhood's exact borders are difficult to define as it is still new, growing from nonexistent in 1985 to 6,500 by 2005.<ref name="NYT0707">{{cite news |last=Kankam |first=Nana |title=Uptown, Africa Toujours |newspaper=The New York Times |date=July 22, 2007 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/22/nyregion/thecity/22harl.html |accessdate=2009-08-22}}</ref><ref name="WSN">{{cite news |last=Daff |first=Marieme O. |title=A Little Senegal in Harlem |newspaper=Washington Square News |date=January 1, 1997 |url=http://www.nyunews.com/2.6167/a-little-senegal-in-harlem-1.649108 |accessdate=2009-08-22}}</ref> Le Petit Senegal is generally defined as located in Central Harlem. The neighborhood's main streets are the blocks surrounding West [[116th Street (Manhattan)|116th Street]] between [[Lenox Avenue|Lenox Avenue / Malcolm X Boulevard]] on the east and [[Eighth Avenue (Manhattan)|Frederick Douglass Boulevard]] to the west.<ref>{{cite journal |last=Attah |first=Ayesha |date=July 30, 2007 |title= Mourides Celebrate 19 Years in North America |journal=The AFRican |url=http://www.africanmag.com/ARTICLE-504-design001 |accessdate=2007-10-23 |quote=116th Street in Harlem, New York is aptly named Le Petit Senegal. It abounds in aromas of stewing mafe and yassa wafting out of restaurants, sidewalks turned into mosques and businesses stocked with merchandise right out of Dakar.}}</ref> |
Le Petit Senegal is a smaller section of the much larger, and older, neighborhood of [[Harlem]]. The neighborhood's exact borders are difficult to define as it is still new, growing from nonexistent in 1985 to 6,500 by 2005.<ref name="NYT0707">{{cite news |last=Kankam |first=Nana |title=Uptown, Africa Toujours |newspaper=The New York Times |date=July 22, 2007 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/22/nyregion/thecity/22harl.html |accessdate=2009-08-22}}</ref><ref name="WSN">{{cite news |last=Daff |first=Marieme O. |title=A Little Senegal in Harlem |newspaper=Washington Square News |date=January 1, 1997 |url=http://www.nyunews.com/2.6167/a-little-senegal-in-harlem-1.649108 |accessdate=2009-08-22 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://archive.is/20130104063229/http://www.nyunews.com/2.6167/a-little-senegal-in-harlem-1.649108 |archivedate=January 4, 2013 |df= }}</ref> Le Petit Senegal is generally defined as located in Central Harlem. The neighborhood's main streets are the blocks surrounding West [[116th Street (Manhattan)|116th Street]] between [[Lenox Avenue|Lenox Avenue / Malcolm X Boulevard]] on the east and [[Eighth Avenue (Manhattan)|Frederick Douglass Boulevard]] to the west.<ref>{{cite journal |last=Attah |first=Ayesha |date=July 30, 2007 |title= Mourides Celebrate 19 Years in North America |journal=The AFRican |url=http://www.africanmag.com/ARTICLE-504-design001 |accessdate=2007-10-23 |quote=116th Street in Harlem, New York is aptly named Le Petit Senegal. It abounds in aromas of stewing mafe and yassa wafting out of restaurants, sidewalks turned into mosques and businesses stocked with merchandise right out of Dakar.}}</ref> |
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Le Petit Senegal is the main shopping and social area for many of Harlem's West African immigrants. The majority of these recent immigrants hail from (partially) French speaking [[Senegal]], reflecting the French local name of Little Senegal. However, African languages, such as [[Wolof language|Wolof]], are also spoken in this part of Manhattan. There are also immigrants from other West African countries, including [[Côte d'Ivoire]], [[Ghana]], [[Guinea]], [[Mali]], [[Gambia]], and [[Burkina Faso]]. |
Le Petit Senegal is the main shopping and social area for many of Harlem's West African immigrants. The majority of these recent immigrants hail from (partially) French speaking [[Senegal]], reflecting the French local name of Little Senegal. However, African languages, such as [[Wolof language|Wolof]], are also spoken in this part of Manhattan. There are also immigrants from other West African countries, including [[Côte d'Ivoire]], [[Ghana]], [[Guinea]], [[Mali]], [[Gambia]], and [[Burkina Faso]]. |
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Le Petit Sénégal, or Little Senegal, is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Manhattan. It has been called Le Petit Senegal by the West African immigrant community and Little Senegal by some people from outside the neighborhood.
Le Petit Senegal is a smaller section of the much larger, and older, neighborhood of Harlem. The neighborhood's exact borders are difficult to define as it is still new, growing from nonexistent in 1985 to 6,500 by 2005.[1][2] Le Petit Senegal is generally defined as located in Central Harlem. The neighborhood's main streets are the blocks surrounding West 116th Street between Lenox Avenue / Malcolm X Boulevard on the east and Frederick Douglass Boulevard to the west.[3]
Le Petit Senegal is the main shopping and social area for many of Harlem's West African immigrants. The majority of these recent immigrants hail from (partially) French speaking Senegal, reflecting the French local name of Little Senegal. However, African languages, such as Wolof, are also spoken in this part of Manhattan. There are also immigrants from other West African countries, including Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Mali, Gambia, and Burkina Faso.
West African stores, restaurants, bistros, bakeries, cafes, and other proprietorships can be found in the neighborhood.
References
- ^ Kankam, Nana (July 22, 2007). "Uptown, Africa Toujours". The New York Times. Retrieved 2009-08-22.
- ^ Daff, Marieme O. (January 1, 1997). "A Little Senegal in Harlem". Washington Square News. Archived from the original on January 4, 2013. Retrieved 2009-08-22.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Attah, Ayesha (July 30, 2007). "Mourides Celebrate 19 Years in North America". The AFRican. Retrieved 2007-10-23.
116th Street in Harlem, New York is aptly named Le Petit Senegal. It abounds in aromas of stewing mafe and yassa wafting out of restaurants, sidewalks turned into mosques and businesses stocked with merchandise right out of Dakar.