@urbanistariel: 🇩🇴 Nearly $12 billion leaves New York for one Caribbean island every year. This is Washington Heights, the capital of Dominican New York, where families who arrived with almost nothing turned corner bodegas into supermarket empires and wired a fortune back to the Dominican Republic. #HispanicHeritageTikTokContest #dominicanrepublic
Poor in NYC, Rich in DR. Nycha apt in NYC, Mansion in DR. [Tears of joy] Alot of ppl live like this. 1 foot in NY, another in DR.
2026-10-06 17:13:36
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alan.ihy.lol :
The first person ever in ny was dominican
2026-10-06 19:51:25
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Jemma 💞 T1 Diabaddie 💉📚🇩🇴 :
As a Dominican I’m proud to say I’m a first generation home owner on Long Island and will instill this achievement on my kids and their kids!!
2026-10-06 18:54:55
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xyz :
the true crime was 4 plantains for $5 they used to be 10 for $1 😂😂😂😂
2026-10-07 12:33:03
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jCS :
One good thing about us Latino we built up our own neighborhoods
2026-10-06 15:53:10
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james smithy :
Correction those working class people stayed working class because what ever they made they sent to their country. So they not owning property in NY is their own choice to support their own country.
2026-10-06 23:53:47
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Hillary Reyes :
This is the neighborhood that raised me♥️
2026-10-06 16:25:42
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Sanz31 :
Not all of us live a double life, we have worked hard to built our communities, maintain our culture and strive. Many of us don’t visit the Island as much as we would like, but it’s forever in our hearts 💕
2026-10-06 20:12:38
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PalcoritoRD :
I wouldn't say it's the financial powerhouse because DR produces alot internally. But it definitely moves it.
2026-10-06 17:26:19
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aliah :
watching this from the heights
2026-10-07 03:05:46
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Jesus Nyse :
Stop hating bro 😂
2026-10-07 06:50:48
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vivi.michi :
We might not own houses in NY but we sure as hell own a few back home 😝
2026-10-06 18:21:28
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criticalcareron :
Literally how I got to the us thank god.
2026-10-07 01:48:34
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Inspace :
All the money sent is to build houses then many go back to DR to retire or stay in DR during the cold months in NYC and fly back for the spring/summer
2026-10-06 17:02:46
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Onetime1995 :
Its good food up there also
2026-10-07 21:02:26
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yuh :
My mom spent years supporting her family and visited like 7 times in the last 40 years 😭
2026-10-07 13:36:31
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Elysian Jewels NYC :
I grew up in the other heights as well! Jackson Heights 🇩🇴🇩🇴
2026-10-06 15:57:44
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Arden🖤 :
What’s crazy is that that wasn’t even the first major wave of Dominicans moving to nyc
2026-10-07 13:16:05
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Big Fan of Human Rights :
Do it in Spanish for the ones in DR that be hating on the viajeros.
2026-10-06 18:15:43
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wallrod10USA :
We Dominicans people being here since ever ( Juan Rodriguez ) story tell us how…🤐🇩🇴
2026-10-06 17:36:44
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🖤⛓️𝔐𝔞𝔯𝔶𝔠𝔞𝔯𝔩𝔞⛓️🖤 :
My mom came in the 80s from cibao 💗
2026-10-06 18:00:00
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DarnellHill444 :
Very interesting. I learned a lot.
2026-10-06 15:40:58
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Big Boaz :
Flees to America
2026-10-06 21:47:59
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Roman Riichie :
Seems like a lot of nations get help and access to American resources before black people that are already here get the same
2026-10-07 16:03:29
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eileenp466 :
It's important to point out that every group of immigrants sent money back home because they came from poorer places for a reason. The Dominicans also lived in Corona and Elmhurst Queens and worked hard as well.
2026-10-06 19:00:00
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