8. Tito Puente Way – East Harlem

In “Spanish Harlem,” East 110th Street pays tribute to the “mambo king” Tito Puente, whose career spanned over 50 years. The street was named after him, for Puente spent his first years living where the sign is posted before becoming an icon of Puerto Rican and Latin culture.

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