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Recognizing the Dominican community’s presence and contributions to Hamilton Heights, Washington Heights, and Inwood.

H. Res. 63 · 116th Congress · Jan 22, 2019 · Lineage

RESOLUTION

That the House of Representatives—
(1)
supports the renaming of Hamilton Heights, Washington Heights, and Inwood to Quisqueya Heights in collaboration with local officials to recognize the area as the cultural hub for Dominican Americans across the Nation;
(2)
supports the engagement with Google, Wikipedia, Global Positioning System applications, post offices, Metropolitan Transportation Authority maps, and tourist maps to recognize Hamilton Heights, Washington Heights, and Inwood as Quisqueya Heights;
(3)
supports the fight against the gentrification of the neighborhood that is threatening the identity of Hamilton Heights, Washington Heights, and Inwood;
(4)
opposes the rebranding of the Washington Heights, and Inwood neighborhoods to Wahi;
(5)
recognizes the Dominican community’s contributions to Hamilton Heights, Washington Heights, and Inwood; and
(6)
honors the long-standing history and rich contributions of Dominican-American elected officials, artists, small business and bodega owners, writers, and trailblazers.