Describe Washington Heights

I chose Washington Heights because that is where I was raised and The Upper East Side because that is where I want to live when I am older. When I arrive in Washington Heights, I can expect to hear music blasting, smell the many different kinds of food and a very crowded place; likewise in the Upper East Side, I expect to see many fancy, tall buildings and expensive stores. Washington Heights is a part of Manhattan primarily full of Dominicans, though this was not always the case. Back in the early 1900s, there were many Irish Immigrants and European Jews escaping from Nazism; by the 1920s, Greeks started moving into this neighborhood, and lastly by the 1960s there was an influx of Spanish-speaking Dominicans. According to NYC Health, the population
The same old bachata, merengue, and perico ripiao songs played then are played now because they are classics. Washington Heights is a combination of both residential and commercial recreational. You will mostly find clothing stores, restaurants, furniture stores, hair salons/barber shops, street vendors, fruit markets, smoke stores and money sending services. Promoted by these shops is the Dominican Republic. The restaurants all culturally Dominican, the hair salons owned by the Dominican women, the money sending services focuses on sending to the Dominican Republic, promoting both its flag and its colors. In the merchandise windows you’ll see suitcases, club dresses, furniture and beauty products. As I walked into some stores I noticed that everyone dressed casually, no suits, no pantsuits, no ties or
Its origins are of Jewish descent .This is a huge campus in the middle of a crowded place, except that this one piece of it wasn’t crowded at all! This campus was founded in 1928, with only 31 students. Its motive was to “combine the best of modern culture with the learning and the spirit of the Torah”. Next, I saw Bea Fuller Rodgers School I.S. 528M. This school in particular stood out to me because it was the only building I saw that had the year it was built engraved into it. It was built in 1664 and it is a fine arts school. Lastly, I saw Juan Pablo Duarte School P.S. 132. This school is named after the Founder of the Dominican Republic. According to Chalkbeat.org, this school is almost 120 years old and serves a big part of the transition of immigrant children moving from the Dominican Republic to the US. Along with P.S. 132, Dos Puentes Elementary school is co-located in the same building. At this elementary bilingualism is important and every teacher speaks two