By 1664, the island of Manhattan already had a population of 1,500 people who spoke 18 languages. Today, the City of New York has a population of over 8 million people who speak around 800 languages. There has never been a time in its 400 years where New York City wasn’t diverse.
JD Vance laments the diversity of New York City ahead of Trump’s Madison Square Garden rally:
“London doesn’t feel fully English to me anymore. Right? New York of course is the classic American city. Over time, I think New York will start to feel less American.”