Posted on 11/21/2008 9:21:51 AM PST by Dahoser
The amount of segregation on LI is puzzling in that, even in NJ, you still have noticeable populations of middle class and upper class blacks and Asians in the "white" towns. LI still has "Catholic towns" (re: guido towns) and "Jewish towns" in my understanding, where folks freak if someone from outside those tribes move in (see Valley Stream, which was largely Eye-Tie in my youth, but has become heavily Hispanic and black over the past decade). You are right in that it cuts both ways.
On a more positive note, have a Happy Thanksgiving!!!
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