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Little Senegal: A Taste of Senegal in New York’s 116th Street

Restaurant with tiéboudiène and à la carte mafé, afro hairdressing shops, double-file taxis during a lunch break, all with a soundtrack mixing Wolof, English and French. 116th Street in New York, in the south of Harlem, is a bit like Little Senegal. Established in the neighborhood since 1989, the Association of Senegalese Americans (ASA) is in full swing this Thursday morning. Like every other day anyway. Over the past one or two years, we have had many more newcomers, confirms Mor Diagne.

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2023-11-11 09:30:24
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