Segregation
Long Island continues to be one of the most racially segregated in the country with segregation between blacks and whites high. Long Island ranked the 10th most segregated metropolitan region. Racial segregation, combined with poverty in majority black and Latino neighborhoods, has a public school system that is separate and unequal. 91% of all students in high need districts are black or Latino. Institutional racism is a fundamental cause of racial disparities in healthcare, education and the criminal justice system. As one of the most segregated suburbs in America, Long Island has many racial barriers. The product of historical forces including zoning regulations, the boundaries of 124 school districts, housing prices, and racial steering and real estate agents inducing blacks to move into a white neighborhood and then warning whites that property values were about to plummet.
Long Island continues to be one of the most racially segregated in the country with segregation between blacks and whites high. Long Island ranked the 10th most segregated metropolitan region. Racial segregation, combined with poverty in majority black and Latino neighborhoods, has a public school system that is separate and unequal. 91% of all students in high need districts are black or Latino. Institutional racism is a fundamental cause of racial disparities in healthcare, education and the criminal justice system. As one of the most segregated suburbs in America, Long Island has many racial barriers. The product of historical forces including zoning regulations, the boundaries of 124 school districts, housing prices, and racial steering and real estate agents inducing blacks to move into a white neighborhood and then warning whites that property values were about to plummet.