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Originally Posted by eschaton
Bay Ridge seems to be holding up as a majority white neighborhood as well, except at its northern fringe.
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True, but Bay Ridge now has a huge Middle Eastern population, which Census counts as "white". There has definitely been ethnic transition from Italian-Irish-Norwegian to Middle Eastern.
Also, even though Bay Ridge is far from Manhattan, it has always had a professional class and some upscale corners, and those areas are now attracting the white gentrifying crowd looking for more living space for the money.
5th Avenue from about 65th to 85th streets is sometimes called Little Egypt. It isn't all ME, but they're probably the majority in that corridor. 3rd Avenue is very different, more upscale and more traditional white ethnic/gentrifiers. There's also an upscale, super-tight Greek mini-enclave, with giant mansions and Greek schools/churches/community centers near 3rd. Also many Russians/Ukranians in big apartment buildings in the southern end (Fort Hamilton area).