John Crooke lived in a rented home in the enumeration district of 1501 which belongs to Manhattan tract 261.

This tract has a total population of 11792. There are 3158 whites who are 3rd (or higher) generation immigrants, which is about 27% of the total. There are 39 black residents in this tract, which is less than 1% of the total population. The largest white ethnic group in this tract is Russian. They have a population of 1983, which comprises about 17% of the total tract population. About 49% of the Russian residents are 1st generation. Germans are the second largest with 1826 ( 15% ), and Irish are the third with 935 ( 8% ). The first generation immigrants make up about 29% and 30% of these groups, respectively. There are 318.7 persons per acre in this tract. About 1% of families own their homes.