USA. New York City. Spanish Harlem. Public park. Chichi (C) and her friends play at the water fountain in the summer time. Mothers and children. Chichi and her Puerto Rican family lives below the poverty line and receives public assistance (AFDC, Home Relief, Supplemental Security Income and Medicaid). Spanish Harlem, also known as El Barrio and East Harlem, is a low income neighborhood in Harlem area. Spanish Harlem is one of the largest predominantly Latino communities in New York City. 28.06.88 © 1988 Didier Ruef .