Manhattan
Sublets in East Harlem
Latin & longstanding
El Barrio has been the center of Puerto Rican New York for generations, and it still is. Murals, a public market under the Metro-North viaduct, and some of the most affordable rents left in Manhattan, with Central Park at the western edge.
Also known as
East Harlem takes in El Barrio and Spanish Harlem. Listings in any of them show up here.
No sublets in East Harlem right now. See everything open across the city.
What's in East Harlem
Names a local would drop, and what each one actually is. Tap any to see it on a map.
food
La Marqueta
A public market under the Metro-North viaduct since 1936. Puerto Rican staples, bakers and a rotating set of newer stalls.
culture
El Museo del Barrio
The country's leading museum of Latino and Caribbean art, founded by Puerto Rican artists in the neighborhood in 1969.
park
Thomas Jefferson Park
Pool, ballfields and the East River at the end of it. The neighborhood's summer.
food
Patsy's Pizzeria
Coal-oven pizza on First Avenue since 1933, and the place most of the city's famous pizzerias learned from.
culture
Museum of the City of New York
The city explaining itself to itself, at the top of Museum Mile. The permanent New York at Its Core show is the one to see.
What East Harlem is like
Dining
Puerto Rican and Mexican cooking, plus a growing run of newer restaurants along Lexington and Third.
Nightlife
Local bars, live salsa and a handful of newer cocktail spots. Neighborhood-scale rather than destination.
Green space
The north end of Central Park, Thomas Jefferson Park on the river, and Marcus Garvey Park to the west.
Getting around
- 456110th/116th/125th St
- Q96th/106th St
- Metro-North at Harlem-125th St
4subway lines
Why people sublet here
- La Marqueta and the Puerto Rican and Mexican food around it
- El Museo del Barrio and the Museum of the City of New York
- Central Park's northern end is right there
- More affordable than most of Manhattan