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In the 1980s and early 1990s, Washington Heights was severely affected by the crack cocaine epidemic, as was the rest of New York City. [ 38 ] : 158 Washington Heights had become one of the largest drug distribution centers in the Northeastern United States , [ 84 ] [ 85 ] bringing a negative reputation to Dominican Americans as a group. [ 86 ]
The Audubon Park Historic District is located on five blocks in the Washington Heights neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City. It is roughly bounded by West 155th Street to the south, West 158th Street to the north, Broadway and Edward M. Morgan Place to the east and Riverside Drive West to the west.
Washington Heights is a census-designated place (CDP) in Orange County, New York, United States. The population was 2,205 at the 2020 census . Washington Heights is a contiguous suburb of the city of Middletown .
This is a list of neighborhoods in the New York City borough of Manhattan arranged geographically from the north of the island to the south. The following approximate definitions are used: Upper Manhattan is the area above 96th Street. Midtown Manhattan is the area between 34th Street and 59th Street. Lower Manhattan is the area below 14th Street.
Fort Washington was a fortified position near the north end of Manhattan Island, at the island's highest point, within the modern-day neighborhood of Washington Heights in New York City. The Fort Washington Site is listed on the National Register of Historic Places .
Various New York districts have been numbered "13" over the years, including areas in New York City and various parts of upstate New York. 1803–1809: Montgomery. 1847–1849: Albany. 1913–1945: Parts of Manhattan. 1945–1993: Parts of Brooklyn. 1993–2013: All of Staten Island Parts of Brooklyn
Hudson Heights is a residential neighborhood within Washington Heights in Upper Manhattan, New York City. Most residences are apartment buildings, many of which are cooperatives , and most were constructed in the 1920s through 1940s.
Audubon Avenue is an avenue in the Washington Heights neighborhood in Upper Manhattan that runs north-south, west of and parallel to Amsterdam Avenue. Its southern terminus is at West 165th Street and St. Nicholas Avenue, and its northern terminus is at Fort George Avenue, just north of West 193rd Street.