Little Senegal (New York City)

The area around 116th Street in Harlem is called "Little Senegal" because of the many African immigrants in the area.

Since the mid-1980's a large number of the African working class immigrated to a particular area of Harlem (116th Street between St. Nicholas and 8th Avenues). This neighborhood encompasses many African cultures such as people from Somalia, Yemen, Nigeria, Ethiopia, Ivory Coast, Guinea, Mali and Senegal.

The primary language in this Harlem community is English although many of these people also speak French and their native African tongues. Senegalese natives make up the majority of Africans in this area.