Английская Википедия:India Square

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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Use American English Шаблон:Use mdy dates Шаблон:Infobox Chinese India Square, also known as "Little India," is a commercial and restaurant district in the Journal Square and Marion Section neighborhoods of Jersey City, New Jersey, US.

Location

The area is home to the highest concentration of Indian Americans in the Western Hemisphere, and is a rapidly growing Indian New Yorker ethnic enclave within the New York Metropolitan Area. The neighborhood is centered on Newark Avenue, between Tonnele 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. This portion of Newark Avenue is lined with grocery stores including Patel Brothers and Subzi Mandi Cash & Carry, electronics vendors, video stores, clothing stores, and restaurants, and is one of the busiest pedestrian areas of this part of the city, often stopping traffic for hours. According to the 2000 census, there were nearly 13,000 Indians living in this two-block stretch in Jersey City, up from 3,000 in 1980, increasing commensurately between 2000 and 2010. As of the 2010 census, over 27,000 Asian Indians accounted for 10.9% of Jersey City's population, the highest proportion of any major U.S. city. After dark, the businesses light flashing signs and the street crowds continue.

Although India Square continues to represent the heart of Little India in Jersey City, situated between Tonnele Avenue and John F. Kennedy Boulevard, Little India itself as of 2019 has been expanding further eastward along Newark Avenue, through Jersey City's Little Manila, to Summit Avenue and the Five Corners neighborhood.

Artwork

In 2023, a decorative archway sign at the entrance to Indian Square was installed to mark the area. A large white Bengal tiger street mural also adorns the area.

Events and festivals

An annual, color-filled spring Holi festival has taken place in Jersey City since 1992, centered upon India Square and attracting significant participation and international media attention.

See also

• Indian people
• Indians in the New York City metropolitan area
• Little India, Edison/Iselin, also known as Oak Tree Road, the largest and most diverse South Asian ethnic enclave and cultural hub in the United States
• Overseas Indians

Other named ethnic enclaves in Northeastern New Jersey include:

• Five Corners, a Filipino enclave in Jersey City
• Havana on the Hudson, a Hispanic district in Jersey City
• Ironbound, a Portuguese and Brazilian enclave in Newark
• Koreatown, Fort Lee, a Korean enclave in southeast Bergen County
• Koreatown, Palisades Park, also a Korean enclave in southeast Bergen County
• Little Istanbul, also known as Little Ramallah, a Middle Eastern enclave in Paterson
• Little Lima, a Peruvian enclave in Paterson

External links

• Little India in Jersey City
• Fahim, Kareem. "For Some Moviegoers, It’s ‘Hooray for Bollywood’" The New York Times. January 3, 2007.