CUNY is home to more than 100 centers, institutes and consortia "providing research opportunities for faculty and students, employment, internships, and special events" (https://www.cuny.edu/about/centers-and-institutes/) on a wide range of academic disciplines across CUNY campuses in NYC's five boroughs. Here is a list of just a few dedicated to the vast and diverse field of Ethnic Studies:
CUNY Dominican Studies Institute at The City College of New York
Center for Latin American, Caribbean and Latino Studies at CUNY Graduate Center
Institute for Research on the African Diaspora in the Americas and the Caribbean (IRADAC) at CUNY Graduate Center
Centro de Estudios Puertorriquenos at Hunter College
Center for Black Literature at Medgar Evers College
Center for Law and Social Justice at Medgar Evers College
Asian-American/Asian Research Institute at Queens College
Center for Byzantine and Modern Greek Studies at Queens College
Center for Jewish Studies at Queens College
John D. Calandra Italian American Institute at Queens College