Le Petit Senegal

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Le Petit Sénégal or Little Senegal is a neighborhood in the New York borough of Manhattan .

location

Le Petit Senegal is a small part of the much larger and older Harlem neighborhood . It's difficult to pinpoint the exact boundaries of this area. Located in Central Harlem, Le Petit Senegal spans the blocks around West 116th Street between St. Nicholas Avenue to the east and Morningside Park to the west.

history

West African immigrants moved to this area of ​​Manhattan since the mid-1980s, so it was eventually named Le Petit Senegal by the West African immigrants to the neighborhood. Only people who don't live here call it Little Senegal .

Le Petit Senegal is an important place for the West African community of Harlems to meet and shop here. West African shops, restaurants, bistros, bakeries, cafes and businesses can be found here.

The majority of these immigrants come from Senegal , where French is the official language. This also explains the French name of the quarter. However, African languages ​​are also spoken in this part of Manhattan - such as Wolof . In addition, immigrants from other West African countries such as Cote d'Ivoire , Ghana , Guinea , Mali , Gambia and Burkina Faso also live here .

Shops along 116th Street between Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Boulevard and Frederick Douglass Boulevard in Harlem .

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Nana Kankam: Uptown, Africa Toujours . In: The New York Times , July 22, 2007. Retrieved August 22, 2009. 
  2. ^ Marieme O. Daff: A Little Senegal in Harlem . In: Washington Square News , January 1, 1997. Archived from the original on January 4, 2013 Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Retrieved August 22, 2009. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.nyunews.com 
  3. ↑ Ayesha Attah: Mourides Celebrate 19 Years in North America . In: The AFRican . July 30, 2007. Retrieved October 23, 2007. “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. "

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