The Dominican Studies Institute of the City University of New York (CUNY DSI) came into being through the agency of the Council of Dominican Educators, community activists, and other academics from CUNY, to address the lack of reliable academic information about Dominicans available to students, scholars, and the community at large in the United States. CUNY DSI is the first and only university-based research institution in the United States focused on the study of the Dominican experience.

HDC is supporting CUNY DSI’s effort to list a section of Washington Heights on the National Register of Historic Places as the Dominican Historic District, for its historical and cultural significance.