Nueva York: A Tape Documentary of Puerto Rican New Yorkers

Tony Schwartz’s audio-documentary Nueva York, released in 1955, presents the culture and conflict surrounding the influx of Puerto Rican immigrants to New York City in the 1950s. Tracks feature music lamenting the trials faced by Puerto Ricans in America, personal accounts of hardships and discrimination, as well as recorded interactions between Puerto Ricans and the New York municipal government. Schwartz also includes interviews with native New Yorkers; some speak disparagingly of the immigrants’ dress, social conduct, and growing influence in the city, and others sympathize with the problems of poverty and crime in the Puerto Rican communities. Echoes of this tension remain relevant today. Liner notes include black-and-white illustrations of the Puerto Rican immigrant experience.

Track Listing

101	Airport Public Address System Tony Schwartz	00:26
102	Reason for Migration (1) Tony Schwartz	00:15
103	Reason for Migration (2) Tony Schwartz	00:19
104	Translation of Juke Box Record (1) Tony Schwartz	03:07
105	Comment About Travel in City Tony Schwartz	00:38
106	Comment About Being Rejected Tony Schwartz	00:19
107	West Side Woman's Comment Tony Schwartz	00:44
108	Comment on Housing Discrimination (1) Tony Schwartz	01:05
109	Comment on Housing Discrimination (2) Tony Schwartz	01:09
110	Housing Conditions Comment Tony Schwartz	00:55
111	Landlord Comment Tony Schwartz	00:55
112	Comment on Food Tony Schwartz	00:30
113	Comment on Clothing Tony Schwartz	01:30
114	Translation of Juke Box Record (2) Tony Schwartz	03:01
115	Comment on Literature Tony Schwartz	00:30
116	Comment on Motion Pictures Tony Schwartz	01:57
117	Interview in Unemployment Compensation Office Tony Schwartz	02:07
118	Song "Social Problem" Tony Schwartz	03:55
119	Singing on Street Tony Schwartz	03:01
120	Woman Above Store Front Church Tony Schwartz	00:39
121	Song Inside Church Tony Schwartz	02:59
122	Teenage Boys Tony Schwartz	00:35
123	Comment by Teenager Tony Schwartz	00:13
124	Owner of Paladium Telling about Paladium Tony Schwartz	01:38
125	Children's Ring Game Tony Schwartz	00:37
126	Description of Game Tony Schwartz	00:22
127	Another Ring Game Tony Schwartz	00:53
128	Folk Song "Juan Charascado" Tony Schwartz	01:36
129	The Son of My Uncle Has a Cold Upon His Chest Tony Schwartz	01:09
130	Comment of Teacher Tony Schwartz	01:47
131	My Little School Tony Schwartz	00:32
132	Learning to Speak English with Rhythms Tony Schwartz	00:15
133	Newly Arrived Children Singing "America"... Tony Schwartz	00:56
134	Little Red Riding Hood Tony Schwartz	02:25
135	Teacher's Comment Tony Schwartz	01:19
136	La Borinquena Tony Schwartz	02:39