Le Petit Senegal
Le Petit Sénégal, or Little Senegal, is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Manhattan. It has been called Le Petit Sénégal by the West African immigrant community and Little Senegal by some people from outside the neighborhood.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Locality
- Description: ethnic enclave in New York City
- Also known as: “Le Petit Sénégal” and “Little Senegal”
Places of Interest
Highlights include 116th Street station and 115th Street Library.
116th Street station
Metro station
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The 116th Street station is a local station on the IND Eighth Avenue Line of the New York City Subway. Located at the intersection of 116th Street and 8th Avenue in Harlem, Manhattan, it is served by the B train on weekdays, the C train at all times except nights, and the A train during late nights only.
115th Street Library
Library
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The Harry Belafonte 115th Street Branch of the New York Public Library is a historic library building located in Harlem, New York City. It was designed by McKim, Mead & White and built in 1907–1908 and opened on November 6, 1908.
Morningside Park
Park
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Morningside Park is a 30-acre public park in Upper Manhattan in New York City, New York, United States. The park is bounded by 110th Street to the south, 123rd Street to the north, Morningside Avenue to the east, and Morningside Drive to the west.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Harlem and Upper Manhattan and Morningside Heights.
Harlem and Upper Manhattan
Upper Manhattan is a large, relatively under-visited area that ranges from 125th Street to Inwood Hill Park on the west and from 96th Street northward on the east.
Morningside Heights
Neighborhood
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Morningside Heights is a neighborhood on the West Side of Upper Manhattan in New York City. It is bounded by Morningside Drive to the east, 125th Street to the north, 110th Street to the south, and Riverside Drive to the west.
Harlem
Quarter
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Harlem is a neighborhood in Upper Manhattan, New York City. It is bounded roughly by the Hudson River on the west; the Harlem River and 155th Street on the north; Fifth Avenue on the east; and 110th Street on the south.
Le Petit Senegal
- Category: neighborhood
- Location: Manhattan, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Portuguese—“Le Petit Senegal” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “小塞內加爾”
- Dutch: “Le Petit Senegal”
- French: “Le Petit Senegal”
- French: “Le Petit Sénégal”
- German: “Le Petit Senegal”
- German: “Little Senegal”
- Indonesian: “Le Petit Senegal”
- Italian: “Le Petit Senegal”
- Japanese: “プチ・セネガル”
- Persian: “لو پتی سنگال”
- Portuguese: “Le Petit Senegal”
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Notable Places Nearby
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