Notable People
- Marc Anthony, singer
- Ray Barretto, musician
- Cam'ron, rapper
- Paquito Cordero, pioneer of Puerto Rican television
- Julia de Burgos, poet
- Nelson Antonio Denis, New York State Assemblyman
- G. Dep, rapper
- Giosue Gallucci, gangster
- Moon Knight, superhero
- Fiorello La Guardia, mayor of New York City
- Burt Lancaster, actor
- Giuseppe Morello, gangster
- Al Pacino, actor
- Tito Puente, musician
- Ernesto Quiñonez, writer
- Tupac Amaru Shakur, rapper
- Veronica Spector and the Ronettes, singers
- Piri Thomas, writer
- Soraida Martinez, artist/designer
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