#469 Dominican New York: A History In The Heights

The Bowery Boys: New York City History

Tom Meyers

Society & Culture, History, Documentary, Places & Travel

4.8 • 3.6K Ratings

🗓️ 19 September 2025

⏱️ 82 minutes

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Summary

The story of Dominican immigration into New York City -- from the very first immigrant (ever!) to the massive wave of new arrivals in theh 1960s.

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0:00.0	The Bowery Boys podcast is proud to be sponsored by, founded by NYC, celebrating New York City's
0:08.3	400th anniversary in 2025 and the 250th anniversary of the United States in 2026.
0:16.3	Read all about the exciting events and world-class institutions commemorating the five boroughs legacy of groundbreaking
0:22.2	achievements and find ways to celebrate the city that's always making history at founded by nyc.com
0:30.8	Once upon a time in a faraway land called new york in a barrio called Washington Heights.
0:39.3	Say it, so it doesn't disappear.
0:43.3	Washington Heights.
0:45.3	In this episode, we're headed up to Washington Heights and to the story of the largest immigrant group in New York City, the Dominicans.
0:54.7	And believe it or not, this story begins before the city of New York was even born.
1:00.0	And to discuss the extraordinary story of the Dominican migration that began in the 1960s,
1:06.1	will be joined today by the director of the CUNY Dominican Studies Institute, Dr. Ramona Hernandez.
1:12.6	You go in the world, including the Dominican Republic, when you say that you live in the United States,
1:17.6	they automatically will say Washington Heights, even if you live in Brooklyn.
1:22.6	The Bowery Boys episode 469, Dominican New York, a history in the Heights. Hey, it's the Bowery Boys episode 469, Dominican New York, a history in the heights.
1:30.0	Hey, it's the Bowery Boys.
1:31.7	Hey.
1:47.6	Hi there, welcome to the Bowery Boys.
1:48.7	This is Greg Young.
1:50.1	And this is Tom Myers.
1:54.6	And today we have one of our favorite types of Bowery Boys episodes.
1:55.3	Mm-hmm.
2:00.0	Stories about immigration and the people who make New York City great.
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