Queens has more languages than anywhere in the world - here's where they're found
From "Nonstop Metropolis" by Rebecca Solnit and Joshua Jelly-Schapiro. Cartography: Molly Roy; Photographs: Mirissa Neff
You can see many of the languages in the map above, which is featured in "Nonstop Metropolis: A New York City Atlas" by Rebecca Solnit and Joshua Jelly-Schapiro. The map was created by Molly Roy with help from the ELA, and also shows libraries, museums, and other linguistic centers.
"The capital of linguistic diversity, not just for the five boroughs, but for the human species, is Queens," Solnit and Jelly-Schapiro write.From "Nonstop Metropolis" by Rebecca Solnit and Joshua Jelly-Schapiro
Flushing also has pockets of Cantonese, Shanghainese, Taishanese, Sichuanese, and other dialects. Korean and Mongolian are nearby, too. A close-up:
From "Nonstop Metropolis" by Rebecca Solnit and Joshua Jelly-Schapiro
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