A prayer vigil was held at 175th Street and Broadway in Washington Heights — a neighborhood known for its large Dominican immigrant population — Tuesday night to honor the lives lost after a roof collapse in the Dominican Republic.

Community members came together, holding the Dominican flag and candles. For some in the community, they’re grieving what they believe is one of the biggest tragedies to hit the DR.

“Sad. Really sad. And we are praying for our people,” Elida Almonte, a community leader in Washington Heights who was at the vigil, said.

“I’m feeling very sad because our community is just being hit with the worst tragedy I’ve ever seen in my life,” Frank Lopez, also in attendance, said.

Dozens died and more than 150 people were hospitalized after the roof of a popular nightclub collapsed in the capital, Santo Domingo, early Tuesday morning during a performance by merengue singer Rubby Perez.

“Even though we are far away, we are together,” Lopez said.

Gabriel Jimenez, who still has family members in the Dominican Republic, also stopped by the vigil. “Just the weight of it, you can tell, within the community,” he said.

Among the dead, former Major League Baseball pitcher Octavio Dotel, who was originally signed by the New York Mets and later played for the Yankees.

The tragedy on the ground more than 1,500 miles away hits close to come for many New Yorkers, including Yomaira Reynoso whose husband’s best friend was killed in the collapse on his 50th birthday.

“It’s so surreal because he’s dead now. And it’s terrible,” she said. She says she wanted to come out to be in the community during this difficult time. “Let me just come out here and support. If I have to cry, I’ll cry.”

Rescue crews are digging through the rubble, searching for possible survivors. The Dominican community in New York offered prayers for the lives lost, and are hopeful crews can save people who are alive under the piles of debris.

“When you believe in God, anything is possible, and I feel that more people are gonna be pulled alive,” Lopez said.

Reynoso also says she has hope. “I am hoping — it’s slim, but you know, we can never lose hope.”

The Dominican community coming together as one, leaning on one another for support.

“This is difficult to process, and accept it, accept the fact that we have to come together as a community and move forward,” Jimenez said.

Mayor Eric Adams, speaking to Spectrum Noticias Tuesday night, says he has a deep affection for the Dominican community, calling the situation heartbreaking. He also said he would consider traveling to the Dominican Republic to help in any way he can.