Washington Heights
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Washington Heights derives its name from the cliffs and hills for which it is known as well as Fort Washington, the fortification used by the Continental troops during the Revolutionary War. The area’s parameters are roughly 155th Street in the South, Dyckman Street in the north and the Hudson and Harlem Rivers on either side. This area has many green spaces which makes it a boon for the outdoor enthusiast; Riverside Park, Bennett Park, Gorman Park, Highbridge Park, Fort Washington Park and Fort Tryon Park.
The last of these is home to The Cloisters, the Metropolitan Museum’s collection of medieval art, housed in stunning splendor – the reconstructed portion of five medieval French abbeys, shipped from Europe and reassembled brick-by-brick in the 1930s. Here visitors can examine the intricacies of the famous Unicorn Tapestries as well as selections from the museum’s collection of approximately 5000 medieval pieces. For more local history, the Morris-Jumel Mansion is one of the oldest homes in the country. Now a museum, the mansion is most well-known for the fact that George Washington made the residence his headquarters in the fall of 1776.
The residential area, Hudson Heights, is a sub-neighborhood of Washington Heights. This spot is very popular as nearly every structure is pre-war and many are in the Art Deco style that was fashionable at the time. Many of the buildings in this section are co-ops.
Transit-wise, New Jersey connects to the neighborhood via the George Washington Bridge, and downtown Manhattan is easily reachable via the C and the A subways, with Port Authority only 5 stops away by way of express.
| School | District | Grades |
|---|---|---|
| Public | ||
| COMMUNITY HEALTH ACADEMY OF THE HEIGHTS | NYC DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION | 6th – 11th |
| EQUITY PROJECT CHARTER SCHOOL | NYC DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION | 5th – 6th |
| GREGORIO LUPERON HIGH SCHOOL FOR SCIENCE &MATHEMATICS | NYC DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION | 9th – 12th |
| HIGH SCHOOL FOR EXCELLENCE & INNOVATION | NYC DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION | 9th – 10th |
| HARBOR HEIGHTS | NYC DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION | 6th – 8th |
| HIGH SCHOOL FOR HEALTH CAREERS & SCIENCES | NYC DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION | 9th – 12th |
| HIGH SCHOOL FOR INTERNATIONAL-BUSINESS & FINANCE | NYC DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION | 9th – 12th |
| HIGH SCHOOL FOR LAW & PUBLIC SERVICE | NYC DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION | 9th – 12th |
| HIGH SCHOOL FOR MEDIA & COMMUNICATIONS | NYC DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION | 9th – 12th |
| I.S. 528 BEA FULLER RODGERS SCHOOL | NYC DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION | 6th – 8th |
| JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL 143 ELEANOR ROOSEVELT | NYC DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION | 6th – 8th |
| MS 319 MARIE TERESA | NYC DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION | 6th – 8th |
| MS 321 MINERVA | NYC DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION | 8th – 8th |
| MS 324 PATRIA MIRABAL | NYC DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION | 6th – 8th |
| MS 326 WRITERS TODAY & LEADERS TOMORROW | NYC DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION | 6th – 8th |
| MS 328 MANHATTAN MIDDLE SCHOOL FOR SCIENTIFIC INQUIRY | NYC DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION | 6th – 8th |
| P.S. 115 ALEXANDER HUMBOLDT | NYC DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION | K – 5th |
| P.S. 128 AUDUBON | NYC DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION | K – 5th |
| P.S. 132 JUAN PABLO DUARTE | NYC DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION | K – 5th |
| P.S. 173 | NYC DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION | K – 5th |
| P.S. 189 | NYC DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION | K – 6th |
| P.S. 28 WRIGHT BROTHERS | NYC DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION | K – 5th |
| P.S. 4 DUKE ELLINGTON | NYC DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION | K – 5th |
| P.S. 46 ARTHUR TAPPAN | NYC DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION | K – 7th |
| P.S. 48 PO MICHAEL J BUCZEK | NYC DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION | K – 5th |
| P.S. 8 LUIS BELLIARD | NYC DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION | K – 5th |
| P.S. I.S. 187 HUDSON CLIFFS | NYC DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION | Pre-K – 8th |
| WASHINGTON HEIGHTS EXPEDITIONARY LEARNING SCHOOL | NYC DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION | 6th – 11th |
| Private | ||
| MODERN SCHOOL | 1st – 6th | |
| RABBI SAMSON R HIRSCH YESHIVA | Pre-K – 8th | |
| ST. SPYRIDON PAROCHIAL SCHOOL | Pre-K – 8th | |
| YESHIVA UNIV HIGH SCHOOL FOR BOYS | 9th – 12th | |
| Catholic | ||
| INCARNATION SCHOOL | ARCHDIOCESE OF NEW YORK EDUCATION OFF | Pre-K – 8th |
| MOTHER CABRINI HIGH SCHOOL | ARCHDIOCESE OF NEW YORK EDUCATION OFF | 9th – 12th |
| ST. ELIZABETH SCHOOL | ARCHDIOCESE OF NEW YORK EDUCATION OFF | Pre-K – 8th |
| ST. ROSE OF LIMA SCHOOL | ARCHDIOCESE OF NEW YORK EDUCATION OFF | Pre-K – 8th |