In Popular Culture
Music
- Louie Ramirez's song "Lucy's Spanish Harlem" from his album In the Heart of Spanish Harlem
- Ben E. King's song, "Spanish Harlem" (1961)
- Bob Dylan's song "Spanish Harlem Incident" from his album Another Side of Bob Dylan (1964)
- Phil Ochs' song "Lou Marsh" from his album All the News That's Fit to Sing (1964)
- The Mamas & the Papas cover of the Ben E. King song, "Spanish Harlem" (1966)
- "Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters" is a 1972 song from the Elton John album Honky Château
- Paul Simon's song "Adios Hermanos" from his album Songs from the Capeman (1997)
- Carlos Santana's songs "Maria Maria" and "Smooth" from his album Supernatural (1999)
- Jay-Z's "Death of Autotune" music video was shot inside Rao's Italian restaurant (2009)
- ASAP Rocky's "Peso" music video features footage of East Harlem (2011)
Literature
- Patricia Cayo Sexton's book Spanish Harlem: Anatomy of Poverty (1965)
- Piri Thomas's memoir Down These Mean Streets (1967)
- Salvatore Mondello's novel A Sicilian in East Harlem (2005)
- Nora Roberts's novel Salvation in Death (2008)
- Ernesto Quiñonez's novels, "Bodega Dreams", "Chango's Fire" (Vintage 2000), (HarperCollins, 2005)
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