Best streets in East Harlem
- Streets
Ranked 1st best street in East Harlem
"A great place to walk, jog, and tan! "
- CHELSEACRAMER
You may not think of going all the way to the East River or near a major highway for a relaxing day, but FDR Drive has a great walking area and park so you can exercise and get a great tan in the summ...
Ranked 2nd best street in East Harlem
"Great energy but very noisy"
- JenMac
First Avenue is entirely too large to write about in one review. And, it changes so much, that it would be like writing about several different Avenues. Seeing as I have always lived downtown, I'll f...
Ranked 3rd best street in East Harlem
"all business midtown, all high class uptown"
- Cheesewrites
Park Avenue is one of the nicest streets to walk. If you head from the mid-30's up through the mid-50's office buildings and suited business men and women are common place, but further uptown it gives...
Ranked 4th best street in East Harlem
"Pleasant East East Harlem"
- Cathcart
This is a nice little avenue that only exists for a few blocks in East Harlem (so east it's almost in the river). It's relatively quiet here, the rent isn't outrageous (by NYC standards), and there's...
Ranked 5th best street in East Harlem
"Columbia street in my mind"
- JenMac
I can't help but think of Columbia University whenever I think of East 110th. I know that it used to be kind of no man's land, but it has definitely got some cache nowadays. I have a lot of friends...
Ranked 6th best street in East Harlem
"A Mixed Bag"
- hhusted
If you go between Lex and Park on 103rd St, you will find a mixed bag around there. You will find liquor stores, churches of various denominations, delis, and so much more. The street itself is ugly,...
Ranked 7th best street in East Harlem
"Decent Place to Go"
- hhusted
The area around 110th St between Park and 2nd Ave is very populated by a few schools and churches. Whatever your denomination may be, there is a church for you. There are Spanish and English speaking...
Ranked 8th best street in East Harlem
"Gorgeous block, at least near the park"
- ajadedidealist
97th Street between 5th and Madison is one of the city's most gorgeous blocks. Right near the park, with tree-lined sidewalks and pre-war buildings, it's the ideal "Upper East Side" - not quite as pre...
Ranked 9th best street in East Harlem
"Worst Neighborhood in Manhattan"
- EastSideResider
I live in east harlem and have been told by other ghetto residents that this is the worst neighborhood in manhattan. I believe them. My building is infested with bloods, and shootings occur regularl...
Unranked Streets
"A little scary part of Harlem."
- steph711
Although some parts of Harlem are improving and the streets are getting cleaner, this isn't one of them. There are some good people who live on this street and try to make it day by day, but there are...
"Rents are rising, so many are moving in here"
- SmartSugar
Spanish Harlem probably isn’t the most tourist-happy place – you won’t find a large amount of places to spend your hard-earned money, anyway. I wouldn’t really want to live all the way up here, either...
"Road Construction Makes Street Dangerous to Drive or Walk On"
- hhusted
E. 130th St, between Park Ave and Lexington Ave is not the best place to drive your car or walk. It is split in the middle by construction, which makes the area unsafe.
If you can get past this ar...
"East 108th (between 1st and 2nd) an oasis.. wide, open, air..."
- emailists
This double wide block may be one of the best kept secrets in all upper Manhattan. With set back buildings, many trees, light, air, wild life, a live theater, two art galleries and a private security...
"Busy Street Covering a Long Stretch"
- hhusted
E. 128th St., covers 2nd Ave on one side and continues to the other side when it turns to W.128th St.
Most of what you will find on E. 128th St are schools and office buildings on one side, and trees...
"Nothing really here, besides a hospital"
- SmartSugar
The streets in the Upper East Side that are close to the Puerto Rican(/Dominican/Mexican) community of Harlem tend to be mostly residential and rather boring. If you’re looking for an apartment buildi...
"1st ave in the Upper East"
- SmartSugar
There is a smorgasbord of little restaurants on this street that sort of cater to the local tourist-Central Park tourists that have wandered a bit (okay, wandered pretty far). For some reason, these...
"Paladino poses potential possibilities"
- garvus
Paladino is one of those very small city streets that does not conform to the grid system of to any of the other characteristics of a typical city street. However, Paladino porvides an invaluable ass...
"Don't expect to be anything but bored"
- SmartSugar
This is close to Mount Sinai Hospital, and consequently you can find just about any sort of MD that you require on this street. There aren’t many recommended shopping or restaurant destinations here,...