New York Diversity
Cultural Diversity in New York City
Its ethnic and cultural diversity and vibrant mix of world influences might be one reason why NYC attracts millions of visitors each year. The video below shows this diversity at a glance.
It should come as no surprise that New York City is home to the headquarters of the world's most significant international organization: the United Nations. After all, the city itself is in essence a living United Nations.
A recent U.S. Census Bureau report (2014) about New York City revealed an increasingly diverse and dynamic city with immigrants making up the majority of the residents in some neighborhoods. All five boroughs illustrate this melting pot of cultures through activities, museums, stores and restaurants, where you can meet people of different countries, sample exotic cuisine and products, listen to international music and watch foreign films.
With almost 200 languages spoken, forty-percent of the New York City population was born outside of the United States. Combine the cultural and ethnic diversity of the residents with the hundreds of consulates, embassies and permanent U.N. missions and you have a cosmopolitan city unlike any other. Even the embassy-filled nation’s capital, Washington, D.C., is downright homogeneous when compared to the ever-changing rainbow of worlds that is New York City.
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So sit back, turn your speakers on and enjoy this journey with us. Just fasten your seat belts first.
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