Trager, Cara S. "Small Business: Guyanese merchants give Richmond Hill new flavor; Sari shops, halal meat stores thrive on once-vacant strip; youngsters defect." Crain's New York Business 17 (April 30, 2001): 30.
Richmond Hill is known as "Little Guyana" in Queens, New York. During the early 1990's a mass migration of Guyanese and Trinidadians have moved into the one and two family houses of those today in Richmond Hill. Liberty avenue most commonly known for West Indians has a wide varieties of businesses. Liberty avenue consists of sari shops, roti restaurants, halal meat stores, insurance as well as real estate and travel agencies such as Guyana Airways. With all of these businesses up, there is no vacant spaces available.
As Hindu being Guyanese religion, Phagwah is celebrated on the streets of Liberty Avenue. This brings a new culture and elevates the diversity of the old neighborhood. What was once a quiet little town is now developed into an economic market. Since, investors are trying to put up new businesses, it is much harder to put new and different types of businesses because of the tight real estate market. Richmond Hill is fulfilled with many types of diversities which makes my little neighborhood our STRENGTH.
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