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''see also: Irish American ''
The Irish community is one of New York's major ethnic groups, and has been a significant proportion of the City's population since the waves of immigration in the late 1800s.
As a result of the Potato Famine in Ireland, many Irish families were forced to emigrate from the country. By 1854, between 1.5 and 2 million Irish left their country. In the United States, most Irish became city-dwellers. With little money, many had to settle in the cities that the ships they came on landed in. By 1850, the Irish made up a quarter of the population in Boston , New York City , Philadelphia , and Baltimore . The Irish play a significant role in city politics, the Roman Catholic church and the FDNY and NYPD .
- Bainbridge , Bronx
- North Riverdale , Bronx
- Riverdale , Bronx
- Woodlawn, Bronx
- Bay Ridge , Brooklyn
- Gerritsen Beach , Brooklyn
- Vinegar Hill, Brooklyn
- Hell's Kitchen , Manhattan
- Belle Harbor , Queens
- Breezy Point, Queens
- Sunnyside, Queens
- Rockaway Beach, Queens
- Roxbury, Queens
- Woodside , Queens
- St. George, Staten Island
- Edward Burns , actor, writer, director
- Joseph Brennan , basketball player
- Mad Dog Coll , gangster
- Jimmy Conway , gangster
- James Coonan , gangster
- Gerry Cooney , boxer
- Jack Diamond , gangster
- William A. Donohue , president of the Catholic League
- Art Donovan , football player
- Bill Dwyer , gangster
- Jimmy Fallon , actor, comedian
- Patrick Fitzgerald , attorney
- Jackie Gleason , comedian
- Sean Hannity , talk radio host
- Vannie Higgins , gangster
- Henry Hill , gangster
- Raymond W. Kelly , NYPD Commissioner
- George Kennedy , actor
- Owney Madden , gangster
- Mary Tyler Moore , actress
- Daniel Patrick Moynihan , U.S. Senator
- Joe Mullen , hockey player
- Richard Mulligan , actor
- Chris Mullin , basketball player
- Jerry O'Connell , actor
- Carroll O'Connor , actor
- Charles O'Conor , former presidential candidate
- Rosie O'Donnell , actress, comedian
- Regis Philbin , television personality
- Colin Quinn , comedian
- Richard Riordan , former Mayor of Los Angeles
- Al Smith , politician
- John Sweeney , president of the AFL-CIO
:''see also: List Of Historical Gang Members Of New York City
- Dead I Well May Be , 2007
- Emerald City , 2006
- Daredevil , 2003
- 25th Hour , 2003
- Gangs Of New York , 2002
- In America , 2002
- Angela's Ashes , 1999
- The Brothers McMullen , 1995
- Mad Dog Coll , 1992
- State Of Grace , 1990
- Goodfellas , 1990
- Family Business , 1989
- Law And Order (film) , 1976
- Quackser Fortune Has A Cousin In The Bronx , 1970
- Madigan , 1968
- Mad Dog Coll , 1961
- Beau James , 1957
- On The Waterfront , 1954
- The Luck Of The Irish , 1948
- The Lady From Shanghai , 1947
- My Wild Irish Rose , 1947
- The Kid From Brooklyn , 1946
- Going My Way , 1944
- Little Nellie Kelly , 1940
- East Side Kids , 1940
- The Fighting 69th , 1940
- Waterfront , 1939
- The Flying Irishman , 1939
- Angels With Dirty Faces , 1938
- Mannequin , 1937
- Me And My Gal , 1932
- The Last Dance , 1930
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