Le Petit Senegal

Le Petit Sénégal, or Little Senegal is a neighborhood in the New York district of Manhattan.

Location

Le Petit Senegal is a small part of the much larger and older Harlem district. It is difficult to identify the exact boundaries of this district. Le Petit Senegal is located in Central Harlem and includes the block to the West 116th Street between St. Nicholas Avenue to the east and Morningside Park to the west.

History

Since the mid- 1980s attracted West African immigrants in the area of Manhattan, so it eventually was named Le Petit Senegal of West African immigrants of the neighborhood. Only people who do not live here, call it Little Senegal.

Le Petit Senegal is an important place for the West African community in Harlem to meet here or go shopping. Here is How to Find West African shops, restaurants, bistros, bakeries, cafes and businesses.

The majority of these immigrants come from Senegal, where French is the official language. So also the French name of the district explained. However, African languages ​​are spoken in this part of Manhattan - such as the Wolof. In addition, live here also immigrants from other West African countries such as Cote d' Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Mali, Gambia and Burkina Faso.