Migrants from Puerto Rico to New York beginning in the 1890s created a vibrant and active community and culture, documented here.The history of Puerto Ricans in the so-called Babel of Steel dates back more than a century. This rich collection of images from the Archives of the Center for Puerto Rican Studies at Hunter College helps to examine the history of the Puerto Rican community at a time when it was spreading its roots in New York City's social, political, cultural, and economic life.