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Hernandez Houses


Rafael Hernandez Houses, also known as Hernandez Houses, is a public housing development built and maintained by the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) on the Lower East Side of Manhattan at 40°43′20″N 73°59′22″W / 40.722113°N 73.989547°W / 40.722113; -73.989547Coordinates: 40°43′20″N 73°59′22″W / 40.722113°N 73.989547°W / 40.722113; -73.989547. The development is named after Rafael Hernández Marín (1892-1965), a Puerto Rican music composer who served in the United States Armed Forces during World War I. After studying music in Puerto Rico and Mexico, Rafael Hernández Marín travelled to New York City, then to Latin America; after he returned to his homeland Puerto Rico, he became the director of the Puerto Rican Symphonic Orchestra.


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