The Caribbean is one of the taproots of Latin culture.
It’s more than the big islands. Caribbean regions include:
- Greater Antilles
- Lesser Antilles
- South American Caribbean
- North American Caribbean
New Orleans, USA is a Caribbean city.
Taíno NYC
Taíno are an Indigenous Caribbean people. The island of Hispaniola (Haiti/Dominican Republic) is the center of the Taíno homeland, with communities in Eastern Cuba, Puerto Rico and the Bahamas. It is believed that we originated in Venezuela’s Orinoco River Valley. We followed the Lesser Antilles north to the Greater Antilles. Taíno Culture in New York…
Upper East Side, Manhattan
The Upper East Side is Manhattan’s most exclusive residential neighborhood. 96th StCentral Park | Upper East Side | East River59th St Museum Mile is Fifth Avenue along Central Park. Madison Avenue is NYC’s most high-end shopping district. Park Avenue is big business. Lexington has a little of everything because of the subway. Second Avenue has…
New York State
Parts of New York State are in the New York Metropolitan Area. It includes Westchester County, Rockland County and Orange County. The Metropolitan Area includes Long Island’s Nassau County and Suffolk County, and counties further away in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut and even Pennsylvania. Here’s a shout out to Governor Cuomo who has been…
Fort Tryon Park
Fort Tryon Park is a wooded park on the hills of Hudson Heights overlooking the Hudson River. It has very romantic views. The main entrance to the park is through a lovely Heather Garden. The park is the home of the Met Cloisters, the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s medieval collection. October 2022 The Medieval Festival…
Metro PR
Metro Puerto Rico is the urban area built up around the capital San Juan. It’s Puerto Rico’s main urban area and the most Gringo part of Puerto Rico. Municipalities in Metro, Puerto Rico In Puerto Rico, municipalities are comparable to counties on the mainland. Metro Puerto Rico includes the municipalities of San Juan and Bayamón,…
Carolina
Carolina, Puerto Rico is a municipality in the Metro Region, with Puerto Rico’s main airport, popular tourist beaches, and lots of manufacturing. It is five to ten minutes from the Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport terminal to the beach. Things to Do in Carolina PR Carolina has some great beaches and interesting museums. Beaches of…
Hunts Point
Hunts Point, The Bronx is an industrial neighborhood on the East River waterfront that hosts one of the world’s largest food distribution complexes. It runs 24/7. The peninsula is formed by the Bronx River. The neighborhood includes the New York City Terminal Market of fresh fruits and vegetables, the Hunts Point Cooperative Market (1962) of…
Park Slope, Brooklyn
Park Slope, Brooklyn is a lovely residential neighborhood of classic brownstones west of Prospect Park. 5th Avenue and parts of 7th Avenue are popular shopping and dining streets. Park Slope Government Park Slope is Brooklyn Community District 6. It is represented on the New York City Council by the 33rd and 39th Districts. It is…
Hudson County
Hudson County is the other side of the Hudson River from Manhattan, up to about the top of Central Park. Its big towns are Bayonne, Jersey City, Hoboken, Weehawken, Union City and West New York. Union City is Metro New York’s “Little Havana” and the Cuban Day Parade. North Bergen is the home of Bergenline…
St Mark’s Church-In-The-Bowery
St Marks Church-In-The-Bowery is an Episcopal Church that serves all faiths and communities in Manhattan’s East Village. St Marks also functions as a community cultural center known for Danspace, the Poetry Project and New York Theatre Ballet. Mexican cultural organization Mano a Mano regularly hosts a community ofrenda (altar) for Day of the Dead (Día…
Essex County
Essex County, New Jersey is anchored by the city of Newark. Newark has large Portuguese and Brazilian communities, especially in the Ironbound District. New York’s big Portugal Day celebration is in Newark. Essex County is the home of the Prudential Center arena and the New Jersey Performing Arts Center. Culture in Essex County The county…
Civic Center
Civic Center is the neighborhood of New York’s city, county and federal governments. It’s organized around two parks: City Hall Park and Foley Square, and the NYPD headquarters of the New York City Police Department. The neighborhood is sacred ground because it was New York City’s early African cemetery. Foley Square Foley Square is the…
Two Bridges
Two Bridges is a residential neighborhood along the East River waterfront between the Brooklyn and Manhattan bridges. East Broadway is the center of Little Fuzhou, a section of Manhattan Chinatown popular with immigrants from Fujian Province, China. Downtown, Manhattan
New York City Hall
New York City Hall is the ceremonial home of the Mayor’s Office, Public Advocate, New York City Council and city agencies. Mayor’s Office The Mayor is sort of the president of New York City. Bill de Blasio is mayor through 2021. Public Advocate The Public Advocate’s acts as a city watchdog to ensure that city…
Paris Theater
The Paris Theater, New York City’s longest-running arthouse cinema and Manhattan’s last single-screen movie house, has been leased by Netflix for theatrical releases and special events. Aside from New York City’s restored movie palaces, the 581-seat theater is one of the most romantic cinemas in Manhattan. It speaks of the lost age of glamour. The…
City Hall Park
City Hall Park is the public park around New York City Hall in Manhattan’s Civic Center. The home of New York City Hall, the Tweed Courthouse and the iconic Jacob Wrey Mould Fountain, is a popular downtown lunch spot. Visit City Hall Park City Hall ParkBroadway & Centre St Subways(N)(R)(W) to City Hall(4)(5)(6) to Brooklyn…
Colombian Parade NYC
The Colombian Parade NYC in Jackson Heights, Queens, is NYC’s big Colombian independence day celebration. Colombian independence day is July 20. Watch the Colombian Parade NYC’s Colombian Parade is actually a series of events. GalaWreath LayingMass (St. Joan of Arc Church, Jackson Heights)ParadeAfter Party Colombian NYC
El Barrio Artspace PS109
El Barrio Artspace PS109 is a former public school that has been converted into low-cost creative housing and performance space for the East Harlem “El Barrio” community. El Barrio Artspace PS109 Tickets artspaceps109.org(not working in March 2021) El Barrio Artspace PS109215 East 99th St (between Second & Third Ave) East Harlem, Manhattan Subways(4)(6) to 103rd…
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Central Park
Central Park is New York City’s lungs. It is the home of the Metropolitan Museum of Art and Museum Mile, SummerStage, Shakespeare in the Park and Central Park Tango. The park connects Midtown with Upper Manhattan. Harlem is above the park at 110th St. The Upper West Side and Upper East Side are the park’s…
Abrons Arts Center
Abrons Arts Center is the performing arts center of the Henry Street Settlement social services organization in the Lower East Side. It has an illustrious history in dance, fashion and theater. Today it gives voice to Lower East Side immigrant communities. Abrons Arts Center News March 22, 2022 Ogemdi Ude’s dance is performance art. It’s…
Socrates Sculpture Park
Socrates Sculpture Park is the only New York City park dedicated to outdoor sculpture. Visit Socrates Sculpture Park socratessculpturepark.org Socrates Sculpture Park32-01 Vernon Blvd(at Broadway)Astoria, Queens Subway(N)(W) to Broadway (Queens)Walk 8 blocks west to Vernon Blvd Artists Turned a Dump into a Sculpture Park In the 1980s, sculptor Mark di Suvero and the local community…
Marble Hill
Marble Hill is the northernmost tip of Manhattan. Now connected to The Bronx, it was cut off from Manhattan by the Harlem River Ship Channel in 1895. The Broadway Bridge now connects Marble Hill with Manhattan. Visit Marble Hill Subway(1) to Marble Hill – 225th St Metro-NorthHudson Line to Marble Hill Government The Manhattan/Bronx competition…
Museum of Arts and Design
The Museum of Arts and Design (MAD) is a museum of artisanal handicrafts in jewelry and the decorative arts in Midtown, Manhattan. Museum of Arts and Design Tickets madmuseum.org Museum of Arts and Design2 Columbus CircleJerome and Simona Chazen BuildingMidtown, Manhattan Subways(A)(C) or (B)(D) to 59th St – Columbus Circle(1)(2) to 59th St – Columbus…
New York Harbor
New York Harbor is one of the world’s biggest natural harbors. Everything in New York is big. The tidal estuary has both upper and lower bays. Harbor islands include Liberty Island, Ellis Island and Governors Island. Even though the islands are closer to Brooklyn and New Jersey, they are considered to be part of Manhattan.…
Governors Island
Governors Island is an island in New York Harbor with parks and cultural events from May through October. The location is strategic. The island, between the Battery at Manhattan’s southern tip and Red Hook, Brooklyn, is in the mouths of the East River and Hudson River. It was a military installation in the American Revolutionary…
Delacorte Theater Shakespeare in the Park
Free Shakespeare in the Park at the Delacorte Theater in Central Park is produced by the Public Theater in summertime. Shakespeare in the Park Tickets Delacorte Theater for Shakespeare in the Park (David Pillow/Dreamstime) publictheater.org In 2021, Free Shakespeare in the Park tickets are being distributed by lottery at goldstar.com. Sign up to receive an…
In the Heights
“In the Heights” is Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Tony-winning Broadway play about three days at bodega (corner store) in the Dominican barrio of Washington Heights in Upper Manhattan. It’s also Jon M. Chu’s (Crazy Rich Asians) 2021 film adaptation which opened the Tribeca Film Festival all over New York City. How cool is it that an American…
Morningside Heights
Morningside Heights is a quiet residential neighborhood on the hills of Upper Manhattan. It has beautiful views of the Hudson River and the rooftops of Harlem. Broadway is the main street. BORDERS125th StRiverside Dr ✦ Morningside Dr110th St Visit Morningside Heights The neighborhood is home to Columbia University so it is full of teachers and…
Prospect Park
Prospect Park is the big park in Brooklyn. Its home to the Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn Public Library and Brooklyn Botanic Garden. It provides green space, wetlands, an indigenous forest, a band shell, a zoo, an ice rink, a carousel and athletic facilities. The LeFrak Center at Lakeside offers ice skating, figure skating, curling and hockey…
Coney Island
Coney Island, Brooklyn is a seaside resort community with a legendary boardwalk and amusement parks, hot dog stand, minor league baseball, aquarium, and a bohemian reputation. GravesendLower New York Bay | Coney Island | Brighton BeachLower New York Bay Belt Parkway is the northern border. Ocean Parkway is the eastern border. Coney Island News The…
Bed-Stuy
Bed-Stuy is Bedford-Stuyvesant, a residential neighborhood in north Brooklyn. Everybody calls it Bed-Stuy. It’s been one of New York City’s core African American neighborhoods since the 1930s. It’s very Caribbean too. South WilliamsburgClinton Hill | Bed-Stuy | BushwickCrown Heights Flushing AveClasson Ave | Bed-Stuy | BroadwayAtlantic Ave The neighborhood has a reputation from the bad…
Melrose, Bronx
Melrose, The Bronx is an urban residential neighborhood that is undergoing a major renaissance. “The Hub” or “La Tercera” at Third Ave and 149th St is NYC’s busiest intersection after Times Square. It’s the downtown of The Bronx. 161st StPark Ave | Melrose | Third Ave149th St East 149th St is also known as Eugenio…
Red Bull
Red Bull is a global energy drink brand that sponsors sports, music festivals and other branded content at redbull.com Thank you for sponsoring New York Latin Culture Magazine. Red Bull News A Global Brand The \ energy drink is originally from Thailand. An Austrian company partnered with the founders to take the brand global in…
East
East Puerto Rico is dominated by El Yunque, the Taíno sacred mountain. It’s a cloud generator that waters the island’s mountain spine. The National Forest around it has waterfalls and trails through the rainforest. The region has beautiful beaches. It’s also the launch point for ferries from Ceiba to the Spanish Virgin Islands Culebra and…
Queens Botanical Garden
The Queens Botanical Garden is a lovely public garden in Flushing, Queens. Queens Botanical Garden News Grupo Rebolú plays Colombian Caribbean jazz for Carnegie Hall Citywide at the Queens Botanical Garden in Flushing, Queens on Thursday, August 19, 2021 at 5pm. FREE 🇨🇴 Queens Botanical Garden Tickets queensbotanical.org Main Entrance43-50 Main Street(near Elder Ave)Flushing, Queens…
Taj II Lounge
Taj II is a cocktail lounge, restaurant and event space, with South Asian Indian accents in the Flatiron District. It’s also the home of Talia Castro-Pozo’s Latin Mondays at Taj, one of NYC’s most popular salsa dance parties. Visit Taj II Lounge tajlounge.com48 West 21st St(between Fifth & Sixth Ave)Flatiron District, Manhattan Subways(R)(W) to 23rd…
Meatpacking District NYC
NYC’s Meatpacking District is now a high-end retail district in the northwest corner of the West Village. The High Line and Whitney Museum of American Art are cultural anchors. Open Streets The Meatpacking District is a fun place to walk around. The neighborhood’s open streets are now permanent. They include: Gansevoort from Washington St to…
West Africa
West Africa is a group of seventeen countries with distinct, but related cultures in the western Sahel and sub-Saharan Africa from Senegal to Nigeria. The coastal countries from north to south are: Senegal, The Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Togo, Benin and Nigeria. The interior countries of Mali, Burkina Faso and…
Africa
Africa is mother, the mother of all humanity. It’s a very big and incredibly diverse continent. Queens, NYC is the world’s most diverse urban area. It speaks around 160 different languages. Africa is much bigger, but speaks somewhere between 1,000 and 3,000 languages. Africa and the Sphinx at Giza in Cairo, Egypt (Wisconsinart/Dreamstime) Regions of…
Ghana
Ghana is a coastal West African country that was the heartland of the famed Ashanti people. Modern Ghana is between Ivory Coast and Togo. Burkina Faso is to the north. Accra on the coast, is the modern capital city. Ghana is one of the most stable and developed countries in West Africa. It was the…
New York Latin Tennis
NYC’s big tennis event is the US Open Grand Slam. Tennis isn’t Latin, but there are many great Latin players. The US Open in August and September is an important social scene that bridges the transition from calendar summer to fall. NYC Tennis News The US Open Grand Slam is at the Billie Jean King National Tennis…
Billie Jean King National Tennis Center
The Billie Jean King National Tennis Center is a tennis stadium complex in Flushing Meadows Corona Park. It’s the home of the US Open Grand Slam tournament in August-September. In between tournaments, you can rent a court to play tennis. Visit the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center ntc.usta.comFlushing Meadows Corona ParkFlushing, Queens LIRR…
Coney Island Amphitheater
Open-Air Amphitheater on the Boardwalk The Coney Island Amphitheater (Ford Amphitheater) is a 5,000-seat, tented open-air theater at the historic Child’s Building in Seaside Park on the Coney Island Boardwalk. Being open-air and near the beach wind makes this a great venue during the pandemic. seasideparkconeyisland.com@coneyamp News The 5th Freestyle Funhouse brings Latin freestyle rap…
Washington Square Park
Washington Square Park is the heart of Greenwich Village. Surrounded by Greenwich Village and New York University, the Park has a young, bohemian feel. The people watching is always great. washingtonsqpark.org@wspconcervancy Washington Square Park News Bobby Sanabria and the Multiverse Big Band are joined by Manhattan Transfer’s Janis Siegel for a concert honoring NYC’s Puerto Rican…
Romani NYC
Romani are originally traveling court musicians from Rajasthan Northern India. We are still there. In Medieval times, Romani traveled all the way to Spain, absorbing influences all along the way. Romani culture has Indian, Persian, Turk, Balkan, Arab, Jewish and European influences. Southern Spain is the tip of Europe. There Romani culture evolved into Flamenco…
MoMA PS1
MoMA PS1 is the Museum of Modern Art’s experimental art space. In 1971, it was the first nonprofit contemporary art center in the USA. moma.org/ps1@momaps1 MoMA PS1 News Greater New York 2021 opens at MoMA PS1 in Long Island City, Queens on Thu, Oct 7. One of the curator’s, Inés Katzenstein is Argentine. Ends Apr…
Metlife Stadium
Metlife Stadium (New Meadowlands Stadium) is an NFL football stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. The stadium is the home of the New York Giants and New York Jets. It also hosts visiting soccer tournaments, and concerts by top Latin artists. metlifestadium.com@mlstadium MetLife Stadium News Aventura with Romeo Santos brings their Inmortal Tour to MetLife…
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