Before the crash of American Airlines Flight 587 in 2001 , according to an article in '' The Guardian '' , the flight had " something of a cult status in Washington Heights . " A woman quoted in the newspaper said " Every Dominican in New York has either taken that flight or knows someone who has . It gets you there early . At home there are songs about it . " After the crash occurred , makeshift memorials appeared in Washington Heights
American Airlines Flight 587
American Airlines Flight 587
Washington Heights, Manhattan