Washington Heights

Fort Tryon Park, home of The Cloisters, offers fantastic views of the George Washington Bridge spanning the Hudson River and the cliffs of the New Jersey Palisades.

Broadway is a hodgepodge of fast-food restaurants, bodegas, budget stores, and neon lights. West 187th Street is another vibrant retail strip further north in Hudson Heights.

Fort Washington is the highest point in the city, where Washington tried (and failed) to hold off the British during the Revolutionary War.

Washington Heights is a tight-knit community where residents know their neighbors. Block parties, street markets, and hanging out on stoops are a fact of life.

Although it's removed from the action of Downtown Manhattan, Washington Heights provides enough character and local culture to make residents want to put down lasting roots.