Conectando La Comunidad

About Conectados

Conectados aims to connect, uplift, and amplify the voices of the Latinx community within New York City. We work to provide  information on Latinx owned and operated businesses, organizations, events, resources, and more in an easy and accessible manner. By highlighting the work that is being done for and by the Latinx community in New York City, Conectados hopes to creating equal access to opportunities and resources for all.

About Sophie's Cuban

Manuela Matos arrived in New York City in the late 1980's with a dream to open a restaurant in her new home. Sophie's Cuban opened on Greenwich Street in June of 1997, blocks from the World Trade Center. Their business philosophy was simple - serve fresh, tasty food in good portions in a warm and inviting atmosphere. New Yorkers responded and have now been enjoying this taste of Cuba for almost three decades!

Sophie's Cuban has grown to 10 locations with NINE in Manhattan and one in Brooklyn and Manuela's three daughters - Sofia, Patricia and Mila Luna - now run the business. With no plans to stop now, our delicious Cuban cuisine may be coming soon to a neighborhood near you!

About Nadas Empanadas

Having arrived from Colombia in 1999 with an over energetic child and only $600 bucks, Olga Santos always dreamt of opening her own business, so, amid the financial crash in 2008, she took a step of faith and opened Aqui Es Santa Fe in New York. Fast forward to 2020, a year unlike any other, it was now that energetic boy, Carlos', turn to take another leap of faith. With the hospitality industry being flipped upside down, he decided to take their highly touted and unique Empanadas and share them with as many people as possible. A few months later, Nadas was created.

Nadas mission is to bring original and unique Colombian flavors using only the freshest ingredients and recipes, that have been passed along for generations, with some colorful and refreshing twists

About Baruch College

Baruch College provides an inclusive, transformational education in the arts and sciences, business, and public and international affairs to students from New York and around the world and creates new knowledge through scholarship and research.

A Baruch education is a financially accessible and powerful catalyst for the social, cultural, and economic mobility of students and a strong foundation for lifelong learning and community impact. Our distinguished undergraduate and graduate academic programs offer extraordinary value. Our diverse and outstanding faculty and staff are themselves lifelong learners, who continue to develop their expertise as teachers and administrators, augment their success as scholars and practitioners and exercise their talent as creators of art and facilitators of student success.