India Square
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India Square also called Little India or Little Bombay[1] is a neighborhood in Jersey City, USA. The neighborhood is centered around Newark Avenue between Tonnelle 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.[2] This portion of Newark Avenue is lined with groceries,[3] video stores, clothing stores and restaurants and is one of the busier pedestrian areas of this part of the city, often stopping traffic for hours. According to the 2000 census, there were just under 13,000 Indians living in this two-block stretch of Jersey City, up from 3,000 in 1980.[4] A Phagwah celebration has taken place in the city since 1992.[5]
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Education[edit]
The Jersey City Public Schools operates public schools serving the area.
See also[edit]
Other named ethnic enclaves in Northeastern New Jersey include
- Ironbound, a Portuguese and Brazilian enclave in Newark
- Five Corners, a Filipino shopping district in Jersey City
- Havana on the Hudson, a Hispanic district in Jersey City
- Koreatown, Fort Lee, a Korean enclave in southeast Bergen County
- Koreatown, Palisades Park, also a Korean enclave in southeast Bergen County
References[edit]
- ^ Kiniry, Laura. "Moon Handbooks New Jersey", Avalon Travel Publishing, 2006. pg. 34 ISBN 1-56691-949-5
- ^ "India Square", 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". Accessed July 26, 2006.
- ^ .Rogoza, Rafael (March 30, 2013). "Thousands of colorful revelers partake in 21st Annual Phagwah Parade in Jersey City". The Jersey Journal. Retrieved 2013-03-30.
External links[edit]
- Little India in Jersey City
- Fahim, Kareem. "For Some Moviegoers, It’s ‘Hooray for Bollywood’" The New York Times. January 3, 2007.
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Coordinates: 40°44′8″N 74°3′52.7″W / 40.73556°N 74.064639°W
- Asian-American culture in New Jersey
- Streets in Hudson County, New Jersey
- Neighborhoods in Jersey City, New Jersey
- Indian-American culture
- Little Indias
- Ethnic enclaves in the United States
- Culture of Jersey City, New Jersey
- Visitor attractions in Jersey City, New Jersey
- Indian-American culture in New Jersey
