Time Out New York / Issue 621 : Aug 23–29, 2007
Race and culture
Ethnic in the city
New York is getting more diverse—and more segregated. How to understand the changing face of this metropolis.
Illustration: Elizabeth Brust
Introduction from the editor
The staff of this magazine is pretty white. That’s a fact. (Although TONY is less monochromatic than a lot of other magazines I’ve worked for.) We’d certainly like to be more diverse, since a publication that serves New York should reflect the face of New York.
Of course, that face is constantly changing. Just two weeks back, the U.S. Census reported a dramatic development: For the first time, the black population of New York is decreasing. Click here to read the rest of our editor's thoughts.
- Divided we sprawl: Manhattan’s getting whiter, while ethnicities multiply in the other boroughs. Welcome to New York’s future.
- "Us" or "them"?: To explore the ethnic divide that pervades this city, we sent five reporters of various backgrounds to visit neighborhoods they'd otherwise never enter.
- Does race matter?: We asked New Yorkers of all ages and ethnicities. Turns out we can’t all just get along.
- Why can't a black man get a cab in this town?: Cabbies explain the reasons for their profiling.
- My favorite race joke: We asked New York comedians (either natives or frequent guests) to tell us the race-related funnies that make them chuckle.
- Bring back segregation!: Patrice Evans (a.k.a. the Assimilated Negro) makes a radical plea for harmony through division.
- Re-segregation response: A blogger on race issues rebuts the silver-tongued arguments of the Assimilated one.
- Justice league: Meet the next generation of civil-rights action heroes.
- Pride and prejudice: And you thought white supremacist groups only existed in the sticks. Here’s your guide to your local extremists.
Also in this issue:- Race & Culture: A special examination of how ethnicity and identity issues intersect with artistic creation.
