Nordic Pride in New York

Norwegian-Americans celebrate the Norwegian constitution day aka syttende mai “17th May“ in the former Norse ghetto of Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, particularly 8th Av which is nicknamed Lapskaus Boulevard after the popular Norwegian stew. The thousands of Norwegians and Swedes who used to live there all moved to other areas and were replaced by other ethnicities, who were themselves replaced by the Chinese. However, each May, the Nordic-Americans all flock back to their former home for a parade in which they celeb
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