New York – Around Town : The Outer Boroughs (part 4) – Ethnic Shopping

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Ethnic Shopping

Household goods on display

  1. Broadway, Astoria

    Astoria has the largest Greek community outside Greece, with restaurants, coffee shops, and bakeries on Broadway.

    • Broadway, Astoria, Queens

    • Subway (N, W) Broadway

  2. Main Street, Flushing

    Flushing’s
    Chinatown offers bakeries, food, gifts, restaurants, herbal remedies,
    and acupuncture. Queensborough Library has material in 40 languages.

    • Main St, Flushing, Queens

    • Subway (7) Main St

  3. 74th Street, Jackson Heights

    New
    York’s Indian community’s shop windows are filled with ornate gold
    jewelry and rich saris. Food stores are redolent with spices.

    • 74th St, Jackson Heights, Queens

    • Subway (E, F, R, V) Roosevelt Av

  4. Roosevelt Avenue, Jackson Heights

    Around the corner from Indian 74th Street, loudspeakers play Latin American rhythms, street vendors sell hot churros (fried dough), and shops offer music, foods, gaucho boots, hats, and piñatas.

    • Roosevelt Ave, Jackson Heights, Queens

    • Subway (E, F, R, V) Roosevelt Av

  5. Arthur Avenue, Bronx

    In
    this Italian neighborhood, dozens of small, family-run stores sell
    everything from Italian wines, handmade pastas, and sausages to
    rosaries and votive candles.

    • Arthur Ave, Bronx

    • Subway (4) Fordham Rd

  6. Nassau Avenue, Greenpoint

    Shops in America’s largest Polish community are laden with home made kielbasas and babkas, statues of saints, Polish books, music, and cosmetics.

    • Nassau Ave, Greenpoint, Brooklyn

  7. Brighton Beach Avenue, Brooklyn

    Known
    as “Little Odessa,” Russian is the first language on this busy street
    selling everything from smoked fish to Russian dolls.

    • Brighton Beach Ave, Brooklyn

    • Subway (B, Q) Brighton Beach

  8. 13th Ave, Borough Park

    The
    main street of Borough Park, home to America’s largest Orthodox Jewish
    community, bustles with shops filled with religious articles, tempting
    baked goods, children’s clothing, and linens.

    • 13th Ave, Borough Park, Brooklyn

    • Subway (D) 55th St

  9. 18th Avenue, Bensonhurst

    Though
    the old-world Italian community is slowly giving way to other
    nationalities, the street still offers generous samplings of authentic
    Italian foods and coffee shops.

    • 18th Ave, Bensonhurst, Brooklyn

    • Subway (D) 18th Av

  10. Atlantic Avenue, Brooklyn

    This Middle-Eastern shopping center offers baklava and many varieties of olives, dried fruits, and spices.

    • Atlantic Ave, Brooklyn

    • Subway (R) Court St