I know Puerto Ricans who would hound Spielberg to the end of the world if they could and they are not the activists. ;-)
I think a lot of Puerto Ricans would be cheering for his disappearance into the shark infested Caribbean.
I grew up on the Upper West Side, which actually was considered to run down to 59th St. That was the location of this (real) community, which was composed of Irish folk, Puerto Ricans and some Italians.
There was gang activity, and it was a problem, and it was often along ethnic lines. But other than that, people got along well.
The buildings were mostly brick walk-ups and the neighborhood was not beautiful but not high-crime either. It was home to many people. All of this was destroyed to build Lincoln Center and the big “luxury” residential buildings surrounding it.
I was lucky enough to see the final original cast performance of West Side Story on stage at a theater on 50th St. I had saved my dog walking money to go see it. It was beautiful.
The first film was not so great, and the new one doesn’t sound even worth bothering with.