Talk:Washington Heights, Manhattan/Archive 1

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The bit of the article that reads: "While gentrification is often blamed for rapid changes in the neighborhood, the changes in population mainly reflect the departure of the dominant nationality" is ambiguous and needs clarification. Also, what does the term "dominant nationality" necessarily mean and is the person who wrote this blaming another nationality for the alleged higher crime rate in the Heights? If so, that could be interpreted as racism. -Xavier  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Polancox (talk • contribs) 05:23, 19 June 2009 (UTC)

I removed the large print saying "Go Home Yuppies." Whoever put that up really needs to grow up a little bit.

The crime situation in Washington Heights has changed. Moreover, the crime rate in the Heights is significantly lower than Harlem.

To Wit: the enormous gentrification of the Heights by young professionals and students.

I'd like to see what people have to say before changing the text.

I have adjusted the geography of Washington Heights to make it more accurate. I've added some salient features. I removed "affectionately known as "The Heights"", because all Heights are affectionately known as "the Heights"&mdash; Brooklyn Heights, Shaker Heights... I removed Inwood-related material, which has its own article [Inwood, Manhattan]], as it should, for New Yorkers don't confuse the two neighborhoods. I added a Reference.--Wetman 5 July 2005 23:00 (UTC)

Does anyone have a map of the relevant part of Manhattan showing exactly where Washington Heights is? --spiralhighway 15:29, 28 June 2006 (UTC)


 * There is no formal definition of NYC neighborhoods. Any map would only represent one view of what's inlcuded. Alansohn 22:37, 30 June 2006 (UTC)

If you go to the City Engineering Bookstore down by City Hall, you will find both maps and Commuity Board profiles that will show the exact definition of neighborhoods. Plus, The Encyclopedia of New York City from The New-York Historical Society has exact layouts and discriptions for all of NYC's neighborhoods - SSG Cornelius Seon (Retired) 12:41, 18 February 2007 (UTC)

This picture here is pretty good. I uploaded it, it's from the 2014 NYC Department of City Planning map. Entropicvoxels (talk) 13:14, 4 March 2020 (UTC)

Bennett Park Link Needs Fixing
"At the northern end of Washington Heights, near Fort Washingon Avenue and 183rd Street in Bennett Park is a plaque marking Manhattan's highest natural elevation, 265 ft (80.8 m) above sea level, at what was the location of Fort Washington." The article links Bennet Park to a Detroit ballpark. I lived in a building at 173rd Street and Fort Washington Avenue. 173rd and Ft. Washington Ave. was the southeast corner of the park. I don't remember it being called Bennett Park, but I don't remember any name for it. We just called it "the park." In any event, it was never located in Detroit. nrcbtm1@yahoo.com 6 June 2006


 * I've added a link to the correct park.--agr 13:04, 18 February 2007 (UTC)

The park at 173rd and Fort Washington Ave is J. Hood Wright Park. Ten blocks north (at 183rd) is Bennett Park. nrcbtm is confusing the two.

Transportation
When I lived in the area (1941 - 1957) the A line subway went uptown past the 175 and 181 street stations. I think the C line may have been a parallel line a few blocks to the east. The only trains at the 175 street station were the A express and the AA local. nrcbtm1@yahoo.com 6 June 2006

I am currently the Night Station Agent at 175th Street, and I can say that the A train - alone - travels north of 168th Street on the 8th Avenue Line. It has always been the only train to travel north of 168th Street because the Local Tracks stop soon thereafter in a small yard. The AA did terminate at 168th Street, but today the AA is a Memory - it became the K before it was sublimated into the CC, which was also changed to the current C. The C operates all day between Euclid Avenue and 168th Street, and is replaced by the A overnight which operates local the full length. - SSG Cornelius Seon (Retired) 12:48, 18 February 2007 (UTC)

Bus Terminal
Washington Heights is major transportation hub to the North Jersey Area. In the terminal you can catch buses to Paterson New Jersey, Hackensack New Jersey and the Garden State Mall. The bus depot is located on the second floor of the Port Authority Bus Terminal and inside the terminal you can catch buses to other parts of the Country such as Washington DC or Upstate New York. Rivaling Bus Terminals are the Port Authority Bus Terminal on 42nd Street which connects central Jersey to New York, The Washington Heights Bus Terminal connects North Jersey to New York. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.167.241.138 (talk) 18:23, 23 March 2010 (UTC)

Points of Interest
There was a small light house next to the Hudson beneath the GW bridge. It was the subject of a childrens book. I don't remember the title or author.

I believe the motion picture about Malcolm X placed some key scenes at the Audabon Ballroom on St. Nicholas Ave. nrcbtm1@yahoo.com 6 June 2006


 * I would hope they placed some "key scenes" there; it's where he was killed. Uucp 01:24, 7 June 2006 (UTC)


 * Little Red Lighthouse has been added.- 18 February 2007 (UTC)

There is now a great off-Broadway show called "In the Heights" that should be mentioned on this page.

Quisqueya Heights
I plugged Quisqueya Heights into Babel Fish, and the program was unable to translate the phrase. I then tried to translate just the first word, and again Babel Fish could not do it. Where do you get this phrase from, and what is the EXACT translation for "Quisqueya"


 * I think there's no real translation into the English for this word, not even into Spanish; it's a reference to the Dominican Republic, see Hispaniola--213.0.80.195 08:14, 2 July 2007 (UTC)

History
Any one know what the majority population was before the influx of dominicans? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 151.202.70.125 (talk) 16:37, 6 October 2007 (UTC)

Replace this awful photograph
I think that this picture should be replaced with a better one, or just removed. It's horrible. Congested (talk) 21:51, 27 November 2007 (UTC)

Gang Violence
DDP (Domicans Dont play) and Patria are Domincan gangs and they are extremely prevalant in washington heigts. Gang violence has risin in the neighborhood because of them. Some kid got shot on his stoop by a shotgun because of this. Another was stabbed near his high school. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 151.202.92.79 (talk) 02:52, 11 February 2008 (UTC)

What are the boundaries?
Thanks. 67.243.7.245 (talk) 13:58, 31 March 2010 (UTC)

Washington Heights sure as hell does not go as far north as Dyckman St. Immediately south of Dyckman St., one is still firmly in Inwood, and Inwood goes at least as far south as the old Packard dealership at the confluence of Broadway, Sherman St., and Ellwood St. The people who seek to artificially extend the borders of Washington Heights want to do so for shallow reasons such as ethnic kinship, with no regard whatsoever for the actual character of the encroached-upon neighborhoods. It has gotten so ridiculous that even my dad thought that Washington Heights went as far south as 125th St. 68.174.155.228 (talk) 18:31, 18 November 2013 (UTC)

Education
Removed reference to Bronx Community College, which isn't in WaHi, or even Manhattan (it's in the Bronx). Returned the description of Columbia's medical school, which had been deleted. Stevew316 (talk) 14:16, 26 October 2010 (UTC)

Crime Epidemic
I've added 2011 info to the section to help give context to the problems during the Reagan era, and adjusted the name of the section to "1980s Crime Epidemic" to more accurately reflect the time this section describes. Nbaz34 (talk) 21:34, 23 February 2012 (UTC)

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The Bridge Shul no longer exists. The congregation disbanded and sold the building (which has since been torn down). — Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.80.141.174 (talk) 20:19, 5 September 2016 (UTC)

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