East Harlem (South)

I did the southern-most blocks of East Harlem today, walking E. 109th St. through E 97th St. (about 10 miles).  I've now done almost 100 blocks of contiguous streets (from 60th - 155th).  That isn't quite as impressive when you consider how much space Central park takes up in those blocks, but it's progress.

Today's walk

I've written more about "Regular Harlem" than I have East Harlem (also known as Spanish Harlem or "El Barrio"), which has a much different character.  Ethnically, it's largely Puerto Rican and economically it's depressed.  The area has the highest rate of unemployment in New York and the highest concentration of public  housing in the US (just behind Brownsville in Brooklyn).

Start of walk

E 109th St & 5th Ave.

Metro North viaduct

E 108th St btw Lexington Ave. and Park Ave.

Pedestrian tunnel

E 108th St btw Lexington Ave. and Park Ave.

Row homes

E 107th St btw Lexington Ave. and 3rd Ave.

Macedonia Church

E 106th St btw 2nd Ave. and 1st Ave.

Side of a building

E 106th St btw Lexington Ave. and 3rd Ave.

Mosaic #1

E 106th St btw Lexington Ave. and 3rd Ave.

Hell Gate Bridge

E 106th St btw Park Ave. and Madison Ave.

Mosaic #2

E 105th St btw Lexington Ave. and 3rd Ave.

Puerto Rican flags

E 105th St btw Lexington Ave. and 3rd Ave.

Old school

E 105th St btw 2nd Ave. and 1st Ave.

Hope Community Hall (b.1893)

E 104th St btw Lexington Ave. and 3rd Ave.

4th of July leftovers #1

E 104th St btw Park Ave. and Madison Ave.

Colorful windows

E 104th St btw Madison Ave. and 5th Ave.

Mosaic #3

E 103rd St at Park Ave.

Bob Barker street art

E 103rd St btw Lexington Ave. and 3rd Ave.

Mount Sinai Hospital

E 98th St btw Madison Ave. and Park Ave.

SPQR

E 97th St btw Madison Ave. and 5th Ave.

Islamic Cultural Center of NY

E 97th St btw Lexington Ave. and 3rd Ave.

Third base line

E 100th St. btw 2nd Ave. and 1st Ave.

Looks like they weren't shy about re-using school blueprints

E 99th St. btw 3rd Ave. and 2nd Ave.

Colorful stones

E 101st St. btw Lexington Ave. and Park Ave.

4th of July leftovers #2

E 100th St. btw Lexington Ave. and Park Ave.

Apartments and mural I don't quite understand

E 100th St. btw Lexington Ave. and 3rd Ave.