Norway's Presence in New York City

Norway's Presence in New York City

[...] while Bay Ridge still hosts the well-attended festivities surrounding the 1 7thof-May Parade, celebrating Norwegian Independence Day, the Nordics, not inclined to form lasting ghettos, have largely fled farther afield and melded into the fabric of their adopted country. Later that year it purc...

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Published in:Scandinavian review 2010-10, Vol.97 (3), p.58
Main Author: Nilsen, Lars
Format: Magazinearticle
Language:eng
Subjects:
American history
Cities
Culture
Deaths
Neighborhoods
Noncitizens
Norwegian language
Occupations
Scandinavian studies
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Summary:[...] while Bay Ridge still hosts the well-attended festivities surrounding the 1 7thof-May Parade, celebrating Norwegian Independence Day, the Nordics, not inclined to form lasting ghettos, have largely fled farther afield and melded into the fabric of their adopted country. Later that year it purchased a Methodist church building in Red Hook at 1 1 1 Pioneer Street (formerly William Street), since most of the overseas shipping was being located in the Atlantic and Erie Basins in Brooklyn. Young people took advantage of college and moved into professional occupations, such as Roy Lars Magnus Boe, born in Brooklyn, recently passed away,who at one time controlled both the New York Nets basketball team and the Islanders hockey team.
ISSN:0098-857X