Sunnyside & Woodside popular spots for Immigrants
From YourNabe.com
The top three neighborhoods in the city with the largest percentage of immigrants are in Queens, state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli said last week in a report that showed newcomers make a strong contribution to theurban economy.
DiNapoli’s report showed Elmhurst led the neighborhoods, with 68 percent of its population foreign-born. Jackson Heights was next with 64 percent, followed by Sunnyside and Woodside, which were 58 percent immigrant, the report said, citing figures from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Flushing and Whitestone were ranked fifth, with 52 percent of the population foreign-born, followed by Forest Hills and Rego Park at 51 percent and Kew Gardens and Woodhaven at 50 percent.
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