Where Cultural Diversity Is an Old Habit

Where Cultural Diversity Is an Old Habit

Briarwood, QueensBy JOHN RATHER

New York Times (1857-Current file); May 5, 1996; ProQuest Historical Newspapers The New York Times (1851 - 2004)

pg. RNJ5

The article “Where cultural diversity is an old habit” by John Rather talks about the cultural diversity of the area that I live in called Briarwood. First author gives a couple of facts about the geographical position and the types of the buildings that were built there: “Briarwood is bordered by four major roadways, the rectangular neighborhood is a predominately middle-income, multi-ethnic community of one- two-family houses interspersed with five-, six- seven-story apartment buildings, nearly all now co-ops.” The major roadways are: south border is UNION Turnpike, north border is Hillside avenue, east is Queens Boulevard and west, Parsons Boulevard.

Next John Rather talks about the cultural diversity of the neighborhood, gives some statistics on the census, ethnic groups and multicultural businesses.

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