Spanish Harlem; El Barrio

Spanish Harlem is located in the northeastern part of Manhattan in New York City. It is the largest predominate Latino community made up of Puerto Ricans and Mexican immigtrants. East Harlem also has the highest violent crime rate in Manhattan and is the second highest in problems of public housing in the Unisted States. Tenements were very crowded, poorly maintained, and targets for arson. In the 1960s and 1970s, Spanish Harlem was the most concentrated area struggling with gang walfare, drug abuse, and ccrime and poverty.