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Washington Heights is a neighborhood in the northern part of the borough of Manhattan in New York City. It is named for Fort Washington, a fortification constructed at the highest natural point on Manhattan by Continental Army troops to defend the area from the British forces during the American Revolutionary War.
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In recent decades, businesses and real estate agents have tried in vain to clean up the lively reputation of this west side neighborhood by renaming it “Clinton.” Gentrification and expansion from the neighboring theater district have certainly helped the beautification cause. Nonetheless, the area spanning 34th Street to 59th Street and 8th Avenue...
For a neighborhood with such a rich artistic and cultural history, the origins of its name are rather muted. Harlem is a modification of the name Haarlem, a city in the Netherlands after which this former Dutch village was named. The neighborhood is huge, beginning at 110th Street between 5th and 8th Avenues, and from 125th Street up to 155th Stree...
A hotdog stand in Greenwich Village, circa 1914. The heart of bohemia in 1960s New York, this lower Manhattan neighborhood has the Dutch and the British to thank for its name. Greenwich comes for the Dutch word “Greenwijck” which means “Pine District.” When the Dutch ran New York (or New Amsterdam, as they called it), a Dutch man named Yellis Mande...
A quarter century before the American Revolution, retired British Major Thomas Clarke bought 94 acres of land located between what is now 21st and 24th Streets, and from 8th Avenue to the water. He built a home on the property and named it “Chelsea,” after a veterans’ hospital and retirement home for elderly soldiers located in Britain. Chelsea Est...
Many districts make up the island of Manhattan, but the names of a few in particular have become part of the geographic vernacular. The Flatiron District A rather recent addition to the Manhattan neighborhood family, the Flatiron District has the triangular shaped Flatiron Building on 23rd Street to thank for its eponym. The structure, built in 190...
Though the island is relatively flat, Upper Manhattan still has a few heights. Morningside Heights Columbia University, circa 1903. The Heights formerly known as Vandewater, from the name of Dutch settler Harmon Vandewater, became Morningside around the time Columbia University was expanding into the area (around 1896). A city surveyor appraising t...
The hill may be long gone, literally leveled by urbanization, but its namesake lives on below 34th Street, from Madison Avenue to the East River. In the 1760’s, Robert Murray was a Quaker merchant who purchased land in the area of Iclenberg, a large hill somewhere around modern day 36th and Park Ave. Though the Murrays may have called their homeste...
These areas along the East River aren't technically bays, but that didn't stop residents from using the word. Turtle Bay In 1639, the Dutch Governor bequeathed to a few Englishmen a piece of farmland, through which a creek flowed—well, trickled—into the East River bay. The men would call the property Turtle Bay Farm. Some historians believe “Turtle...
Though technically not neighborhoods, the names of these rectangular city hubs have a few stories—and mysteries—of their own. Times Square Times Building When the New York Times moved its headquarters to then-named Long Acre Square in 1904, publisher/owner Adolph Ochs strongly encouraged Mayor George B. McClellan, Jr. to change the name to Times Sq...
Finally there are the original acronym neighborhoods, which popped up throughout lower Manhattan and have a reputation for hipness. They’re also pretty handy helpers for learning downtown geography: SoHo: SOuth of HOuston Street NoHo: NOrth of HOuston Tribeca: the TRIangle BElow CAnal Street Nolita: NOrth of Little ITAly We're slowly working our wa...
Jun 10, 2021 · Home to a vibrant Latino community, Washington Heights, known colloquially as “ Little Dominican Republic,” comes alive on stage and on screen, imbuing every scene with an unmistakable,...
Washington Heights, located in the northern part of Manhattan, is a vibrant neighborhood with a rich history and diverse community. The neighborhood takes its name from Fort Washington, a Revolutionary War-era fortification that once stood on the heights overlooking the Hudson River.
Jun 6, 2022 · Today, most New Yorkers simply refer to this neighbourhood as "The Heights", without mentioning Washington, though it is in the place’s full name, which is literally Washington Heights. During the Revolutionary War, this was where Fort Washington stood – it was conquered after the terrible Battle of Long Island in 1776.
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Washington Heights is a neighborhood in the northern portion of the New York City borough of Manhattan. The area, with over 150,000 inhabitants as of 2010, is named for Fort Washington, a fortification constructed at the highest point on Manhattan island by Continental Army troops during the American Revolutionary War, to defend the area from ...
Washington Heights is one of New York City's most vibrant neighborhoods, and it inspired Lin-Manuel Miranda's Broadway musical, In The Heights. It's also the filming location for the new movie based on the hit musical that opens in theaters and on HBO Max TODAY! How much do you know about this part of upper Manhattan?
