• During the 1970s, Italian East Harlem was also home to the Italian-American drug gang and murder-for-hire crew known as the East Harlem Purple Gang.
  • Suspect in custody who punched man, slashed 11-year-old girl in East Harlem. ... Girl, 11, slashed in East Harlem by man who fled to subway tracks before arrest.
  • Filled with murals, authentic food, and many neighbors who have been in the area for generations, East Harlem is overflowing with heart and soul.
  • According to a 2010 study, the number of Asians in East Harlem nearly tripled between 2000 and 2010, largely due to Chinese people moving to East Harlem.
  • Marilyn Simons, Jim’s wife, is a longtime supporter and board member of East Harlem Tutorial Program and East Harlem Scholars Academies.
  • Occupying dozens of blocks in Upper Manhattan, East Harlem is a historic neighborhood that’s surrounded by Central Park and the Harlem River.
  • East Harlem’s connectivity to lower Manhattan, the Bronx, and Upstate has cultivated a multi-cultural community served by a series of vibrant commercial corridors.
  • Experience East Harlem is a campaign promoting the local businesses and institutions in the neighborhood of East Harlem, New York.
  • East Harlem, also known as Spanish Harlem or El Barrio, is a neighborhood of Upper Manhattan, New York City roughly encompassing the area north of the...
  • Commonly known as “El Barrio,” East Harlem has a strong Latin, Caribbean and African American presence.