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there are at least 3 new restaurants planned to open in the next few months. i saw the sign for one around 143rd and Amsterdam, a restaurant called L'argot, Scheduled to open soon. and there is something going on right next to the Grange. there is a new food/juices place Coming to 152nd and Broadway called "Good Stuff". The Gay bar called Boxers from Chelsea is moving a bit north of the hood on 161 and Broadway.
Last edited by upthere22; 01-23-2018 at 10:12 AM..
Haven't Washingtom Heights and Inwood always had white people?
They have but a minute amount. Mostly Jews. They have been concentrated around the Yeshiva University area. When Harlem gentrified, white people started to live mostly west of broadway and more in the overall neighborhood itself
there are at least 3 new restaurants planned to open in the next few months. i saw the sign for one around 143rd and Amsterdam, a restaurant called L'argot, Scheduled to open soon. and there is something going on right next to the Grange. there is a new food/juices place Coming to 152nd and Broadway called "Good Stuff". The Gay bar called Boxers from Chelsea is moving a bit north of the hood on 161 and Broadway.
Good to know, thanks. I live close to the Grange and grab drinks there often. Seems like a new place opens in HH every other week.
They have but a minute amount. Mostly Jews. They have been concentrated around the Yeshiva University area. When Harlem gentrified, white people started to live mostly west of broadway and more in the overall neighborhood itself
There's also a lot of white people living west of Broadway, and especially on and west of Fort Washington Avenue, in Washington Heights which apartment listings often have that area going by Hudson Heights.
I'm not sure who all the people posting here are, but they're clearly not residents of the area. I moved to HH 8 years ago and I've found the area to be a good mix of different ethnicities, different age groups and different occupations ranging from artists to white collar. There's also a great student population because we sit at the nexus of Columbia University, City College and Columbia Medical School. Incidentally, City College is about to open it's own medical school and Columbia is moving its business school north to HH, which should add to this tradition.
Having said that, it's still an up and coming area, with some of the most beautiful areas in the city (Convent Ave, Riverside) and some that are a bit more tatty areas (Amsterdam), but it is definitely distinct from central harlem and washington heights. The former is primarily AA, the latter, Dominican. HH is a good mix of AA, hispanic, white, asian, mixed. I also really like that it's a welcoming place for LGBT people.
We (my husband and I) moved here because we've been in NYC for 20 years and we've always been drawn to the more dynamic neighborhoods like Chelsea, Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan Valley and the East Village (back before they were "gentrified"). In fact, there was a lot about HH that reminded us of the East Village when we first looked, which cemented our decision to move.
There are some great restaurants and bars, with new ones opening up all the time. The rents are low enough that they allow for some creative chefs to try new things. Plus, the really vibrant areas of central harlem are only a short cab or bus ride away. We could do with a few more dry cleaners, but otherwise, we have pretty good services.
As for you commute, my husband works in FiDi. His commute is 30-40 minutes on the A train (145th and St. Nicholas) which would be a 5-7 minute walk from your apartment at 148th and Broadway.
And I do think that $1500 for your own room and bathroom, including utilities, is a good price, assuming the place is reasonably or recently renovated.
there are at least 3 new restaurants planned to open in the next few months. i saw the sign for one around 143rd and Amsterdam, a restaurant called L'argot, Scheduled to open soon. and there is something going on right next to the Grange. there is a new food/juices place Coming to 152nd and Broadway called "Good Stuff". The Gay bar called Boxers from Chelsea is moving a bit north of the hood on 161 and Broadway.
a gay bar called Boxers from Chelsea? Haha thats actually a pretty cool name for a gay bar.
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Amsterdam between 135th and 145th or so (basically on City College plateau) has had a lot of new, semi-yuppie restaurants and cafes open in the 4ish years I've been working at CCNY
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