Placing a century of New Yorkers

Jamaica Estates, Queens

Jamaica Estates, Queens: who lived here from 1930 to today. In 1930 the largest group was German (31%). Today it is Bangladeshi, Pakistani & other South Asian (22%). Every dot is 25 people, colored by where their families came from.

Where New York Came From: a map of NYC immigration and ancestry, 1910 to today

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