page_title: Juan (Jan) Rodriguez
section_title: Juan Rodríguez Way
hierarchical_section_title: Juan (Jan) Rodriguez / Juan Rodríguez Way
caption_attribution_description: English: Street signs for Juan Rodriguez Way at the southeast corner of Broadway and Dyckman Street at Riverside Drive in Inwood / Fort George, Manhattan. Broadway here is named after Rodriguez, an Afro-Latino from today's Dominican Republic said to be the "first immigrant" or first non-Native American to settle in Manhattan in 1613 according to CUNY scholars.
context_page_description: Juan Rodriguez was the first documented non-Native American to live on Manhattan Island. As such, he is considered the first non-native resident of what would eventually become New York City, predating the Dutch settlers. As he was born in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic to a Portuguese sailor and an African woman, he is also considered the first immigrant, the first person of African heritage, the first person of European heritage, the first merchant, the first Latino, and the first Dominican to settle in Manhattan.
context_section_description: In October 2012, the New York City Council enacted legislation to name Broadway from 159th Street to 218th Street in Manhattan after Juan Rodríguez. The neighborhoods of Washington Heights and Inwood in Upper Manhattan have a substantial Dominican community. The first street sign was put up in a celebration with a small ceremony at 167th Street and Broadway on May 15, 2013.
caption: A sign for Juan Rodriguez Way in Inwood, Manhattan.
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