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Harlem is in Upper Manhattan. Manhattan is one of the five boroughs of New York City: Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, The Bronx and Staten Island.
There are actually two Harlems, West Harlem and East Harlem. West Harlem (which is normally called just plain "Harlem," by native New Yorkers and out-of-towners alike) is the historic black neighborhood where the Harlem Renaissance took place.
East Harlem, which is also called Spanish Harlem, is a predominantly Latino neighborhood.
Since the majority of New York City's neighborhoods do not have precise boundaries, everyone has a different opinion as to exactly where Harlem begins and ends. This is especially true of West Harlem, as it overlaps heavily with the neighborhood known as Morningside Heights.
Generally speaking, however, Harlem runs south to north from 110th Street to around 135th Street, on the West Side of Manhattan (from the east side of Morningside Park -- the avenue known as Morningside Avenue -- to Fifth Avenue).
East Harlem runs south to north from 96th Street to around 135th Street, from Fifth Avenue to the East River.
You can find Harlem very easily on a map of Manhattan, as it is the area directly above Central Park. Central Park is bordered by 110th Street to the north. West Harlem encompasses the area directly above Central Park, and the area directly above it to the west.
The western border of East Harlem begins at the northeast corner of Central Park. Central Park is bordered by Fifth Avenue to the east, and Fifth Avenue is where East Harlem begins.
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When was Harlem ga founded?
when was Harlem founded
What was the name of the art and literary movement that took place among African American during the 1920s and 1930s?
Harlem Renaissance
Who benifited from the Harlem Renaissance?
The people in the Harlem Renaissance were aspiring African American artists. A writer that benefited form the Harlem Renaissance was Langston Hughes. One of the major singers that benefited from the Harlem Renaissance was Ella Fitzgerald. The people in the Harlem Renaissance were aspiring black artists.
Where did the Harlem Renaissance take place?
The Harlem Renaissance took place in the Manhattan neighborhood of Harlem, in the 1920s through the early 1930s. There are actually two Harlems, West Harlem and East Harlem. West Harlem is where the Harlem Renaissance mostly took place, and has traditionally been a black neighborhood (although in recent years it has seen a big increase in its white population). East Harlem (also known as Spanish Harlem) is a predominantly Latino neighborhood. Since neighborhoods in New York City rarely have precise boundaries, everybody has a different opinion on where Harlem begins and ends. But generally speaking, West Harlem runs south to north from West 110th Street to West 145th Street, and west to east from the Hudson River to Lexington Avenue. Spanish Harlem runs south to north from East 96th Street to East 145th Street, and west to east from Lexington Avenue to the East River.
What neighborhood in New York City became the largest African American community?
That was Harlem
