Washington Heights runs from 155th Street to 181st Street from river to river. Washington Heights got its name from the military fort, Fort Washington, which was stationed in modern day Hudson Heights, during the American Revolutionary War.
I moved to New York City almost seven years ago from a small town in north-central Massachusetts. I often joke that where I’m from has more cows than people (probably not factual, but it sometimes feels that way).
The biggest shock of my relocation was the sheer number of people I encounter all
