What is Harlem?
[[File:Moriah Baptist Harlem sunny jeh.jpg|thumb|right|upright|A church in Harlem]] {{distinguish|text=[[Haarlem]], a city in the Netherlands}} '''Harlem''' is a big [[Neighbourhood|neighborhood]] in the [[New York City]] [[borough (New York City)|borough]] of [[Manhattan]]. It was a [[village]] [[independent]] of New York City until 1873. Most of the people in [[Central Harlem]] are [[African-American]]. Most of the people in West and East Harlem are [[Hispanic]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nyc.com/visitor_guide/spanish_harlem.75851/|title=Spanish Harlem New York City.com : Profile|website=NYC.com}}</ref> It started as a Dutch village called Nieuw Haarlem. It was named for the city of [[Haarlem]] in the [[Netherlands]]. In the 19th century it became an industrial [[suburb]]. In the 1920s the [[Harlem Renaissance]] happened in Harlem. There is a lot of [[crime]] in Harlem, but there is becoming less. The most common cause of death for young black males there is getting murdered. ==References== {{Commons category}} {{reflist}} {{coord|40|48|32|N|73|56|54|W|display=title}} {{US-geo-stub}} [[Category:Manhattan]] [[Category:Neighborhoods of New York City]]