Nearly 51% of live births in New York City in 2009
were to foreign-born women. The distribution among
New York City boroughs was 69.3% in Queens,
49.5% in the Bronx, 48.7% in Brooklyn, 43.5% in
Manhattan, and 35.2% in Staten Island.
Community districts in the highest quintile of births
to foreign-born women were Elmhurst, Corona at
88.2%, followed by Jackson Heights at 83.8%,
Flushing at 82.7%, Sunset Park at 78.2%, Sunnyside,
Woodside at 77.5%, Bensonhurst at 72.6%,
Woodhaven at 70.3%, Fresh Meadows, Briarwood
at 70.1%, Rego Park, Forest Hills at 69.6%, and
Howard Beach and Coney Island at 64.2%.
Five community districts had less than 30% of
their births to foreign-born women: Williamsburg,
Greenpoint at 18.5%, Tottenville at 18.8%, Park
Slope at 25.0%, Bedford Stuyvesant at 28.2%, and
Fort Greene, Brooklyn Heights at 29.8%.
See Table 4.7 on page 75 for additional rate
Maybe they were muslims?