News reports from New York City report that a section of Broadway has been named after the man city officials now recognize was the first immigrant to settle in New York City. He was a native of what is today the Dominican Republic. <\/p>\n
The stretch of Broadway between 159th and 218th streets in Upper Manhattan was designated Juan Rodriguez Way on Wednesday, 15 May. <\/p>\n
City officials and researchers from the City University of New York’s Dominican Studies Institute say Rodriguez was a sailor who traveled with Dutch traders in 1613 from present-day Santo Domingo to what’s now New York City, disembarked and established a trading post with Native Americans.<\/p>\n
The Dutch men returned to the Netherlands but Rodriguez is known to have stayed either in Manhattan or on Governors Island.<\/p>\n
The new Juan Rodriguez Way runs through the heavily Dominican-American neighborhoods from Washington Heights to Inwood. His namesake, but not relative, City Councilman Ydanis Rodriguez spearheaded the naming measure. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
News reports from New York City report that a section of Broadway has been named after the man city officials now recognize was the first immigrant to settle in New York City. He was a native of what is today the Dominican Republic. The stretch of Broadway between 159th and 218th streets in Upper Manhattan … <\/p>\n