Italian Harlem

Italian Harlem was the name that was given to East Harlem in the New York City borough of Manhattan, when it was largely inhabited by an Italian American population. It was also the first part of Manhattan to be called "Little Italy". Today most of the former Italian population is gone, and the neighborhood has become known as Spanish Harlem because of its large Hispanic population.

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