In the New York borough of Queens, a neighborhood known as Little Egypt reacted to Hosni Mubarak's resignation with an impromptu parade. NPR's Joel Rose reports. Egyptian-Americans in New York City ...

There was euphoria on the streets of New York’s Little Egypt district, in Queens, on Friday after Hosni Mubarak announced his resignation. People waved flags, honked car horns, and hugged strangers.

A few years ago, Jerry McCoy received a phone call from an unfamiliar number. On the other end of the line was Clive Siegle, a Richland College history professor working on a project with his class.

William Hill, 87, patriarch of Little Egypt, paused while cleaning out his shed before the move he and almost 200 other black residents of Little Egypt made on May 15, 1962 to modern homes. To Hill, ...