In Washington Heights and Inwood — two neighborhoods where the island of Manhattan narrows — generations of Dominicans have called the area home. As the largest Latino group in the five boroughs, Dominican communities exist across the city, though the population is concentrated in Manhattan and the Bronx, located just across the Harlem River.

The roof of the Jet Set nightclub in Santo Domingo collapsed on a crowd, killing at least 184 people and leaving many others injured or trapped under rubble.