CLACLS - Center for Latin American, Caribbean and Latino Studies

Midtown Manhattan hosts quiet scholarship. CLACLS sits inside the Graduate Center of the City University of New York, a public university hub that turns raw data into stories about migration, language, and identity. The center’s office is tucked on the fifth floor at 365 5th Ave #5419, sharing the building with libraries, lecture halls, and other research clusters.

Researchers here track everything from Dominican voting patterns to Caribbean foodways. They publish working papers, host public lectures, and maintain digital archives—all free to access online. Students and journalists often stop by to dig into census microdata or oral-history transcripts. The work spills beyond the fifth-floor suite, shaping city policy and classroom syllabi across the five boroughs.

Drop by during weekday office hours to browse the latest reports or schedule a research consultation. A quick call to (212) 817-8438 can confirm when someone is available to pull files or walk you through the online catalog. For directions, pull up the map before you head out—midtown elevators move slower than the ideas inside them.