Get to know this lively, historic neighborhood

Now is the time to move to East Harlem. This rapidly gentrifying neighborhood has been chosen by the New York Times as one of the city’s “New Hot Neighborhoods,” citing Harlem’s lower-than-average housing prices, good transit options and historic architecture.

East Harlem has a proud history of welcoming newcomers. It was first populated by German, Irish, Scandinavian and Eastern European immigrants. When the Italians arrived in the 1870s, they made East Harlem the city’s original Little Italy.

You’ll still find remnants of that era, most notably at Patsy’s Pizzeria, a neighborhood landmark that opened in 1933. In its early years it was a hangout for Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin and Tony Bennett. Later it became a popular stop for Yankees players Phil Rizzutto, Joe Dimaggio, and Yogi Berra. It has also been used as a period location in many movies.

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