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Special Events

The Medieval Festival at Fort Tryon Park (September)

Opening of the Malcolm X Memorial Museum at the Audubon Ballroom Complex (Spring 2001)

Resources

WashingtonHeights-NYC.com

Washington Heights and Inwood Development Corporation

The Riverside-Inwood Neighborhood Garden

Hudson Heights Owners Coalition

      

Inwood and Washington Heights

Inwood and Washington Heights are located on the northern tip of Manhattan; Washington Heights extends from 145th Street to 200th Street (Dyckman St), Inwood extends from 200th St (Dyckman St) to 220th Street.

Major Sights in geographical order

Historical Hightlights (source: The Encyclopedia of New York City)

1626: The Indians may have sold Manhattan Island to Peter Minuit in Inwood Hill Park.

1748: Dyckman Farmhouse was built by William Dyckman; burned down by the British, the house was rebuilt in 1783. Today, it is the last Dutch farmhouse in Manhattan.

1965: Malcolm X was assassinated while addressing a rally at the Audubon Ballroom.

1990: The Dominican Community in this area was the largest in the US.

1992: Guillermo Linares was the first Dominican elected to public office in the US as Inwood's City Council Member.

Today: Inwood Hill Park (196 acres) contains the last remnant of primeval forest in Manhattan.

 

 
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