USA. New York City. Spanish Harlem. Puerto Rican family. The mother Nina and her son Willie and her daughter Sala. School bag and umbrella. School stuff. The 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. 25.03.86 © 1986 Didier Ruef .