Confused by how Spanish Harlem begins at 96th Street on the East Side but for some reason on the West Side, 96th Street is still considered the Upper West Side? Wonder no more... Thanks to those clever Wiki-folks, here's the answer:
Harlem stretches from the East River to the Hudson River between 155th Street — where it meets Washington Heights — to a ragged border along the south. Central Harlem begins at 110th Street, at the northern boundary of Central Park; Spanish Harlem extends east Harlem's boundaries south to 96th Street, while in the west it begins north of Morningside Heights, which gives an irregular border west of Morningside Avenue.
The neighborhood contains a number of smaller, cohesive districts:
West Harlem (west of St. Nicholas Avenue and north of 123rd Street)
Hamilton Heights, around the Hamilton Grange
***where Trizzy resides***
Manhattanville, north of Morningside Heights
Central Harlem
Mount Morris, extending west from Marcus Garvey Park
Strivers' Row, centered on 139th Street
Sugar Hill
Astor Row, centered on 130th Street
East Harlem (east of Fifth Avenue)
Spanish Harlem, south of 116th Street
***local resident K8 refers to her 'hood lovingly as SpaHa***
