As many Harlemites themselves were startled to discover last year, 2008 Census data revealed that Harlem-for the first time in nearly a century-is no longer majority-black. Over the past decade, Harlem’s traditionally African-American population has made room for an unlikely influx of middle-class whites, adventurous Europeans, African immigrants, and a sizable community of lesbians and gays.
With its affordable prices, renovation-ready brownstones and (relatively) central New York City location, Harlem would seem like a logical neighborhood for LGBT gentrifiers.
