NY Dominicans feel Haiti’s Pain
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While two-thirds of Haiti's capital was being destroyed by the 7.0 magnitude earthquake, people felt a tremor throughout the Dominican Republic as well and took to the streets in panic, reports El Diario, which spoke to family members in Manhattan's Dominican community.
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