The first Puerto Ricans known to have migrated to New York City did so in the mid-1800s when Spain ruled Puerto Rico. Another wave of Puerto Ricans migrated to New York City after the Spanish–American
Cover of The San Juan News announcing the Supreme Court decision in the Isabel Gonzalez case of 1904
Tabaqueros in Yauco, Puerto Rico rolling cigars by hand
Teatro Puerto Rico
A Puerto Rican woman working in a garment factory
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, also known as AOC, is an American politician and activist who has served since 2019 as the U.S. representative for New York's 14th congressional district. She is a member of
Puerto Ricans in New York City
…Bronx – 237,047 (16.1%) Brooklyn – 140,029 (5.1%) Manhattan – 91,274 (5.3%) Queens – 89,115 (3.7%) Staten Island – 38,070 (7.6%) Puerto Rican influence Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a Nuyorican representing parts of The Bronx and Queens in New York's 14th congressional district, is the youngest woman ever to be elected to Congress…
Official portrait, 2018
Ocasio-Cortez and Senator Bernie Sanders in December 2018
AOC at a Bernie Sanders rally in Council Bluffs, Iowa, 2019
Ocasio-Cortez on the Fighting Oligarchy Tour in Los Angeles, California