Harlem is a neighborhood in Upper Manhattan, New York City. It is bounded roughly by the Hudson River on the west; the Harlem River and 155th Street on the north; Fifth Avenue on the east; and Central Park North on the south. The greater Harlem area encompasses several other neighborhoods and extends west to the Hudson River, north to 155th Street, east to the East River, and south to Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, Central Park, and East 96th Street. Originally a Dutch village, formally organized in 1658, it is named after the city of Haarlem in the Netherlands. Harlem's history has been defined by a series of economic boom-and-bust cycles, with significant population shifts accompanying each cycle. Harlem was predominantly occupied by Jewish and Italian Americans in the 19th century, but African-American residents began to arrive in large numbers during the Great Migration in the 20th century. In the 1920s and 1930s, Central and West Harlem were the
Harlem es un barrio en Upper Manhattan, Nueva York. Está limitado aproximadamente por el río Hudson en el oeste; el río Harlem y 155th Street en el norte; Fifth Avenue en el este; y Central Park North en el sur. La mayor zona de Harlem comprende varios otros barrios y se extiende al oeste hasta el río Hudson, al norte a la 155th Street, al este al río East, y al sur a Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, Central Park, y East 96th Street. Originalmente una aldea holandesa, formalmente organizada en 1658, se llama después de la ciudad de Haarlem en los Países Bajos. La historia de Harlem ha sido definida por una serie de ciclos de boom económico, con importantes cambios de población que acompañan a cada ciclo. Harlem fue predominantemente ocupado por judíos e italianos estadounidenses en el siglo XIX, pero los afroamericanos del siglo XX comenzaron a residir en grandes cantidades durante los siglos XX y XX.