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Horn & Hardart was a food services company in the United States noted for operating the first food service automats in Philadelphia, New York City, and Baltimore. [1] Horn & Hardart automats ushered in the fast food era and at their height, they were the largest restaurant chain in the world, with 88 locations.
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 ]
Coogan’s was an Irish pub and community hub in Washington Heights, Manhattan that opened in 1985. [1] [2] [3] [4]The owners announced that the pub would close permanently on April 20, 2020 after it had been saved two years previously by the fundraising efforts of Lin-Manuel Miranda.
Refried beans being prepared in a skillet. Refried beans (from Spanish: frijoles refritos, lit. ' rehashed or warmed-over beans ') is a dish of cooked and mashed beans that is a traditional staple of Mexican [1] and Tex-Mex cuisine, although each cuisine has a different approach when making the dish. Refried beans are also popular in many other ...
The Fort Washington Avenue Armory, also known as the Fort Washington Armory, The Armory, and the 22nd Regiment Armory, is a historic 5,000-seat arena [3] and armory building located at 216 Fort Washington Avenue, between West 168th and 169th Streets, in the Washington Heights neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City.
She said: "Italian marble, gold-leaf ceiling, lots of walnut paneling and dark red leather seats — to a small-town girl, it was the quintessential New York restaurant." Reuben claimed credit for the recipe for New York-style cheesecake, which he said he invented in 1928. [7] [8] [9] He also claimed credit for the Reuben sandwich. [10]
Feeding Gotham: The Political Economy and Geography of Food in New York, 1790–1860 (Princeton UP, 2016) xviii, 347 pp. Batterberry, Ariane Ruskin & Michael Batterberry (1973). On the Town in New York, from 1776 to the Present. Scribner. ISBN 0-6841-3375-X. Hauck-Lawson, Annie; Deutsch, Jonathan, eds. (2010). Gastropolis: Food & New York City ...
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.