Mayor Zohran Mamdani is adding more neighborhoods to New York City’s official list of immigrant enclaves after some groups made it known they felt their corners of the city were left out. When asked Friday about the list of 30 immigrant enclaves that was posted to guide World Cup visitors, Mamd ani said it was not meant to be a complete tally. “It’s clearly not an exhaustive list of the more than 200 ethnic communities that call our city home, and we’re going to be making additional changes in the future to reflect that,” the mayor said. “And that includes adding Little Italy to the map.” Mamdani did not say what other immigrant communities might get added. “This map was initially created by the prior administration in 2023 and when we inherited it, we added a few additional neighborhoods,” said the mayor. Some of the groups who voiced their displeasure at the perceived snub included Irish, Jewish and Italian New Yorkers. There was disbelief on Mulberry Street, in the heart of Little Italy, some voiced their frustration at the administration — and said the apparent oversight was not only bad for business, but for New York ethnic pride. “What do I know about politics? I serve pastas over here,” said Tommy DeNosa. Irish New Yorkers noted the city list does not include their neighborhoods in Woodlawn and Breezy Point. Others questioned why places like the Hasidic section of Williamsburg was left off the map. “I think if Mamdani is the type of guy that wants to highlight every single immigrant group, and say that this is a city built by immigrants, then you better do a good job at highlighting every single immigrant group in this city,” said Andrew Z, a Jewish New Yorker who lives in Little Ukraine, which did make the list. Aides to the mayor said that the administration added Little Senegal, Little Egypt, Little Palestine and Little Odessa — which they note is home to many Jewish immigrants. New York historian Tyler Anbinder, who consulted on the historical drama “Gangs of New York,” said the criticism of Mamdani is unfair because many of the city’s historic immigrant populations have declined. “It’s not about historic immigrant neighborhoods, it’s about where immigrants live today,” said Anbinder. “If you want to let every ethnic group in the city feel represented, then you maybe change it from immigrant enclaves to ethnic enclave.” ...read more read less