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“Boardwalk Empire:” Satellite Communities of the New York Syrian Colony

“Boardwalk Empire:” Satellite Communities of the New York Syrian Colony

by Linda K. Jacobs | Nov 5, 2015 | Uncategorized

The New York Syrian colony of the nineteenth century was centered on Washington Street on the lower west side of Manhattan and later in Brooklyn. But in reality, the New York community included a number of satellite towns in which Syrians lived, which were closely...

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