New York's East Harlem: Neighborhood Fighting To Keep Its Culture In The Face Of Gentrification

With a controversial plan to develop NYCHA property, mayoral hopefuls spending an evening in one of the the neighborhoods public housing developments, and the continually skyrocketing price of real estate, Spanish Harlem (or East Harlem) is one of the neighborhoods at the center of the gentrification debate in New York.

One of the city's poorest districts, U.S. census data from 2010 puts the median income of East Harlem households at about $30,000, compared to around $55,000 for all of New York City. But Spanish Harlem is also just north of Yorkville, one of Manhattan's wealthiest and most expensive neighborhoods, making it a prime spot for development.

Spending time in the area and talking to the people who live there you can see the changes taking place in this dynamic neighborhood.