East Harlem is the 48th most walkable neighborhood in New York with 117,490 residents.
East Harlem has world-class public transportation and is very bikeable.
Nearby neighborhoods: Harlem, Randals/Wards Island, Carnegie Hill, Manhattanville, Morningside Heights, Port Morris and Mott Haven.
Daily errands do not require a car.

Daily errands do not require a car in East Harlem.
East Harlem is the 48th most walkable neighborhood in New York with a Walk Score of 93.
The best New York neighborhoods for walkability are Little Italy, SoHo and Flatiron District.
Compare East Harlem to other New York neighborhoods.
Rank # |
Name |
Walk Score |
Transit Score |
Bike Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 46 | Prospect Heights | 94 | 100 | 85 |
| 47 | Fort Greene | 94 | 100 | 88 |
| 48 | East Harlem | 93 | 99 | 76 |
| 49 | Williamsburg | 93 | 90 | 83 |
| 50 | Jackson Heights | 93 | 82 | 66 |
There are about 286 restaurants, bars and coffee shops in East Harlem. People in East Harlem can walk to an average of 16 restaurants, bars and coffee shops in 5 minutes.
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World-class public transportation.
East Harlem has world-class public transportation and about 20 bus, 5 rail and 3 subway lines passing through it.
The map above shows how far you can travel in 30 minutes from East Harlem on public transit.
East Harlem has about 12 car shares from RelayRides, Zipcar, Hertz On Demand and Enterprise CarShare.
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Biking is convenient for most trips.
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