Neighborhood in New York City
East Harlem
East Harlem, also known as Spanish Harlem or El Barrio, and formerly Italian Harlem, is a neighborhood of Upper Manhattan in New York City, north of the Upper East Side and bounded by 96th Street to the south, Fifth Avenue to the west, and the East and Harlem Rivers to the east and north.
Despite its name, it is generally not considered to be a part of Harlem proper, but it is one of the neighborhoods included in Greater Harlem.
How locals move
Getting around East Harlem the local way
- Get inWhile there is no airport in Manhattan (see the NYC page for details on airports serving the area), there are helicopter and seaplane services into the city.
- Get inAt least two companies provide helicopter services between Manhattan and area airports, from helipads on W34th Street, E34th Street, and Wall Street.
- Get inSeaplane services are available to East Hampton from E23rd Street during the summer months.
- Get inNeither are for the faint of pocket – the helicopter service costs $125 or more while the seaplane service costs $425 per person.
- Get inScheduled helicopter services are also available to the airport in Bridgeport, CT from Manhattan.
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- Get in}} Passengers from Staten Island usually take the free Staten Island Ferry to get to the Battery at the lower tip of Manhattan.
- Get inThe Battery also houses ferries to Liberty and Ellis Islands and Governors Island.
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