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About Washington Heights

It may be perched uptown, but Washington Heights is lively, thriving, and decidedly down-to-earth. Home-seekers can find approachable rents and large apartments in predominately prewar buildings. Its position at the northern tip of Manhattan, atop a dramatic ridge of schist bedrock, gives it some of the highest elevation — and best views, including of the George Washington Bridge — in the borough. Expansive green spaces like Fort Tryon Park make it a popular place for dog owners, and the dense commercial strip along Broadway and St. Nicholas Avenue has remained vibrant for decades. Washington Heights is also home to The Cloisters, a branch of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, housing one of the world's great collections of medieval art and architecture.