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Alhambra Supper Club (site of) |
Hunts Point |
Bronx |
Latin dance and music club of the 50's and 60's |
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Atlantic Basin Piers |
Red Hook |
Brooklyn |
Where many Puerto Ricans disembarked in NYC from 1906 to 1928 |
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Big Pun Mural |
Longwood |
Bronx |
Graffiti mural commemorating Bronx-born Puerto Rican hip hop artist |
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Caravana Club/Bronx Casino/El Cerromar (former) |
Mott Haven |
Bronx |
Nightclubs that produced distinctively New York Latin music |
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Casa Amadeo |
Longwood |
Bronx |
Latin music store in the Bronx |
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Casa Latina |
East Harlem |
Manhattan |
The longest-running music store in El Barrio |
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Casa Moneo (former) |
Chelsea |
Manhattan |
Legendary and beloved emporium of foods and cooking accessories from Latin America, now closed |
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Casalegre Record Store (site of) |
Longwood |
Bronx |
Home of a well-known local Latino record company, Alegre Records |
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Casino Puerto Rico/Teatro Casino (former) |
Mott Haven |
Bronx |
Popular dance and Latin music venue, and a movie and vaudeville theater |
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Casita Rincón Criollo |
Melrose |
Bronx |
The oldest and largest casita in New York |
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Celebrating Puerto Rican Musicians Mural |
East Harlem |
Manhattan |
Depiction of important Latino musicians by James de la Vega |
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Club Cubano Interamericano |
Melrose |
Bronx |
Social club for Cuban immigrants |
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Club Hermanos Unidos |
Corona |
Queens |
A Dominican-American social club |
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Club Tropicoro (site of) |
Longwood |
Bronx |
Latin music nightclub that also hosted political events |
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Colgate Gardens (former) |
Soundview |
Bronx |
Latin music venue where the Mambo was popular |
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El Museo del Barrio |
East Harlem |
Manhattan |
Art museum focusing on Caribbean and Latin American art and artists |
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First Spanish United Methodist Church |
East Harlem |
Manhattan |
The center of a political movement, known as "the people's church" |
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Harbor Conservatory for the Performing Arts |
East Harlem |
Manhattan |
Preserves and promotes New York's Latin music heritage with music lessons, dance classes and acting classes |
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Hunts Point Palace |
Hunts Point |
Bronx |
A dance club for nearly a century, important for performers from mambo king Tito Puente to the first hip-hop crews in the '70s and '80s |
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Iglesia Luterana Sion |
East Harlem |
Manhattan |
Lutheran church used by German-American and Hispanic communities (formerly St. Johannes Kirche Lutheran Church) |
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JCR Percussion |
High Bridge |
Bronx |
Source for specialty percussion instruments for Latin music |
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Julia de Burgos Latino Cultural Center |
East Harlem |
Manhattan |
Studios and performing space for Latino artists |
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La Marqueta (formerly Park Avenue Market) |
East Harlem |
Manhattan |
Indoor market serving East Harlem |
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Latin American Coffee Shop (former) |
Chelsea |
Manhattan |
Restaurant that served Latin American and classic American diner food |
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Little Spain and La Nacional Social Club & Restaurant |
Greenwich Village |
Manhattan |
Spanish-speaking New Yorkers have long gathered here |
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Mariachi Academy of New York |
East Harlem |
Manhattan |
School dedicated to teaching a Mexican musical tradition |
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Martinez Cigar Shop |
Midtown South |
Manhattan |
Makes and sells hand-rolled cigars |
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Moore Street Market |
Williamsburg |
Brooklyn |
Popular market, offering Caribbean and Latin American goods and produce |
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Nuyorican Poets Cafe |
East Village |
Manhattan |
A popular forum for poetry slams |
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P.S. 52 (now M.S. 52) |
Mott Haven |
Bronx |
Rehearsal space where Latin music legends met and performed |
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P.S. 64/El Bohio (former) |
East Village |
Manhattan |
A historic school building turned into a cultural center |
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Park Plaza and Park Palace |
East Harlem |
Manhattan |
Dance hall dubbed the "birthplace of New York Latin dance music" |
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Spanish South Brooklyn Seventh Day Adventist Church |
Park Slope |
Brooklyn |
Spanish-language church in Park Slope |
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Spirit of East Harlem Mural |
East Harlem |
Manhattan |
Four-story mural painted by and about El Barrio residents |
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Teatro Puerto Rico (former) |
Mott Haven |
Bronx |
Featured Mexican movies and Puerto Rican music |
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The Dominico-American Society of Queens |
North Corona |
Queens |
A cultural organization for Dominican-Americans |
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Tritons Club (former) |
Hunts Point |
Bronx |
Social club established by the Sparks stickball team |
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Tropicana Club (former) |
Longwood |
Bronx |
The Bronx's most elegant nightclub for Latin Music |
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United Bronx Parents |
Longwood |
Bronx |
Social service provider and advocate since 1965 |
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Virgen Del Carmen Protegenos Shrine |
East Harlem |
Manhattan |
A commemorative shrine |
