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There is a sizeable Albanian population in New York City. Albanians are mostly concentrated in the Bronx, however, they can be found throughout the city. Staten Island also has a large Albanian community. The region in the Bronx is also known by the name Little Albania.
May 1, 2021 · New York City was ultimately appealing to Albanian immigrants because of its opportunities for upward mobility. The Albanians who once worked as supers eventually bought buildings; this has culminated in one-third of Bronx buildings being Albanian-owned.
Mar 11, 2011 · Plaurent “Lenti” Dervishaj, the most-wanted fugitive in his native Albania, the alleged head of an organized-crime syndicate, is on the federal authorities’ most-wanted list for New York City.
The New York City Metropolitan Area is home to by far the largest Albanian population in the United States. Paterson, New Jersey, is home to the second largest Albanian American population, after New York City. Lakewood, Ohio and the West Side of Cleveland are home to a significant Albanian population.
In New York City, news articles about Albanian criminality, and more specifically Albanian organized crime, go back to the early 1980s. In 1985 the Wall Street Journal wrote about one of the first Albanian criminal group involved in drug trafficking.
In 2000, the Albanian community grew in New York City as follows: Bronx (7106), Brooklyn (6121), Manhattan (1700), Queens (5195), and Staten Island (4305). In all of New York City the Albanian Population was 24, 427. Albanians make up .9% of Staten Island, and .05% of New York City in 2000.
Alex Rudaj (also known as Sandro Rudovic, Allie Boy, Uncle Rudaj, Xhaxhai,) of Yorktown, New York is the alleged boss of the Albanian mafia's Rudaj Organization, based in the New York City metro area. Rudaj is an ethnic Albanian from Ulcinj, Montenegro who immigrated to the United States in 1987.
