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Koreans in New York City

Congregating in Manhattan's Koreatown. 40°44′49″N 73°59′13″W / 40.747°N 73.987°W / 40.747; -73.987

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The Long Island Koreatown originated in Flushing, Queens before sprawling eastward along Northern Boulevard^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5] and eventually into Nassau County.^[2]^[3]
40°44′32″N 73°52′43″W / 40.74221°N 73.87863°W / 40.74221; -73.87863

As of the 2011 American Community Survey, New York City is home to 100,000 ethnic Koreans, with two-thirds living in the borough of Queens.^[6] The overall Greater New York combined statistical area^[7] enumerated 218,764 Korean American residents as of the 2010 United States Census, the second-largest population of Koreans outside of Korea and the most prominent.^[8]

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