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New York Spanish NYC is spread out now, but used to be in Manhattan's "Little Spain" on 14th St between Seventh and Eighth Avenues, on the border of Chelsea and the West Village. Spain is the tip of the European peninsula. Many peoples mixed together there, including North Africans, Arabs, and the Romani with their flamenco. Like many European nations, Spain had Roman … [Read more...] about New York Spanish NYC

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French NYC is mostly in the Upper East Side around the French Institute Alliance Française (FIAF), the French Consulate, and Lycée Français. It's also in Brooklyn. NYC's Little Paris is on Centre St between Broome and Grand. Le District is a lovely French food hall (NYC's Les Halles) with French markets and restaurants in Battery Park City. The Statue of Liberty, the … [Read more...] about French NYC

“New York is a secret African city.” Robert Farris Thompson, American historian at Yale University Thompson's statement is true. Once you learn to read the signs, you see the parallel universe of the African Diaspora, everywhere. To preserve our heritage culture, we hid it in plain sight. New York Latin Culture … [Read more...] about African American New York

NEW YORK LATIN art, ballet, books, classical, comedy, community, dance, fashion, festivals, film, flamenco, food, jazz, music, opera, parades, pop, rock, soccer, sports, tango, theatre … [Read more...] about Argentine New York

Today, Italian NYC is mostly in Throgs Neck & Morris Park The Bronx; Staten Island; and Harlem, and Bensonhurst, Brooklyn. Italians are one of the communities that defines New York City and the United States. The big wave of immigration came between the 1850s and 1930s. Many Southern Italians came between 1880 and 1920. Italy made major contributions to European … [Read more...] about Italian NYC

New York Latin Milongas Tango's African roots include milonga and candombe. It's European roots are the Spanish contradanza (La habanera), and the French contredanse which is the French version of the English country dance, the first international dance. Vals is based on European waltz. Milonga has two meanings. Tango dances are "milongas." In the African … [Read more...] about New York Tango Beat ®

Chinese NYC is the biggest population of Chinese descent outside of Asia. NYC has many Chinatowns now, but the original Manhattan Chinatown was formed by the workforce that built the western end of the Transcontinental Railroad (1863-1869). Chinese are Latin through the Caribbean. We were the first to understand what was done to the African Diaspora because we received the … [Read more...] about Chinese NYC

Colombian NYC is New York's fifth largest Latin community with over 100,000 New York Colombians in 2019. NYC's "Little Colombia" is in Jackson Heights. Colombia is famous for its Cumbia & Vallenato, Salsa Colombiana and Reggaeton culture. The Indigenous Gaita flute is beautiful. Colombians are proud of their Paso Fino horses. Most roses sold in the United States are … [Read more...] about Colombian NYC

Cuban NYC is centered in Union City, New Jersey. Cuba is the sacred heart of Latin culture in the Americas. As the main port of the Spanish transatlantic trade, Havana was the center of colonial Spanish American power. Whatever happened in Havana, spread across the Spanish-speaking world, including back to Spain. That is still true. Most Americans know Yoruba African … [Read more...] about Cuban NYC

New York Dominicans are one of the Latin communities defining New York today. New York City has been Dominican since the first immigrant, Juan Rodríguez, arrived in 1613. He set up New York's first bodega (colmado or store), in the Financial District where the National Museum of the American Indian is now. We have been New York's largest Latin community since 2019. … [Read more...] about New York Dominican NYC

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Filipino NYC is a small, vibrant community that is strong in health care. NYC's main "Little Manila" is a five-block stretch of Roosevelt Avenue in Woodside, Queens. There are communities around the Philippine Consulate in Midtown, around the hospitals in the East Village, and in Jersey City, New Jersey. We don't consider ourselves Latin, but almost 300 years as a … [Read more...] about Filipino NYC

Bolivian NYC is centered in Queens and Paterson, New Jersey. Bolivia has Andes and Amazon regions. It was part of the Inca Empire. Spanish colonizers stole the Bolivian silver mountain at Potosí. Bolivians speak Spanish, Quechua, Aymara and other Indigenous languages. Indigenous culture remains strong. Indigenous colonial Mestizo Baroque art is quite beautiful. There is … [Read more...] about Bolivian NYC

Christmas in New York City is much more than Christmas. New Yorkers call the season "The Holidays" to respect everyone's traditions. Holiday traditions are rooted in the Winter Solstice which is traditionally an important day in the northern hemisphere. The Christmas holiday was created by a pope in Roman times. Whatever you call the season, NYC is one of the world's … [Read more...] about Christmas in New York City

Union Square is a residential/commercial district around Union Square Park. It was Manhattan's entertainment district in the 1870s. 17th StFifth Ave | Union Square | Lexington14th St 14th Street is the dividing line between Midtown and Downtown, Manhattan. Latin culture in Union Square includes Zara Spanish fast fashion. The park is home of the popular Union Square … [Read more...] about Union Square

Puerto Rico really is the island of enchantment. Famous for some of the world's best beaches, the mountain heartland is even more beautiful. We are both contemporary and conservative. Old ways survive, especially in the mountains. The drum is alive in Puerto Rico. The island is so many things you never imagined. It is famously Bomba, Plena and Salsa. But it's also Música … [Read more...] about Puerto Rico