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Bennett Park (New York City)

Bennett Park (James Gordon Bennett Park) is a public park in New York City, named for James Gordon Bennett, Sr. , the newspaper publisher who launched the New York Herald in 1835. It is located between Pinehurst and Fort Washington Avenues and West 183rd and 185th Streets in the Hudson Heights neighborhood of Washington Heights in northern Manhattan, on land purchased by Bennett in 1871, the year before his death.

Located at 40.8528, -73.9381 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Parks in Manhattan, Washington Heights, Manhattan

George Washington Bridge Bus Station

The George Washington Bridge Bus Station is a commuter bus terminal located at the east end of the George Washington Bridge in the Washington Heights area of Manhattan in New York City, New York. The bus station is owned and operated by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. According to the Port Authority's website, on a typical weekday, approximately 17,000 passengers on about 950 buses use the bus station.

Located at 40.8489, -73.9383 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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181st Street (IND Eighth Avenue Line)

181st Street is a station on the IND Eighth Avenue Line of the New York City Subway. It is located on Fort Washington Avenue and 181st Street, one of the main shopping districts of the Hudson Heights neighborhood of Washington Heights, and served by the A train at all times. This underground station, opened on September 10, 1932, has two tracks and two side platforms and is deep below the surface due to the area's hills.

Located at 40.8509, -73.9383 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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IND Eighth Avenue Line stations, Washington Heights, Manhattan, Railway and subway stations on the National Register of Historic Places in Manhattan, New York City Subway stations in Manhattan, Railway stations opened in 1932

181st Street (IRT Broadway – Seventh Avenue Line)

181st Street is a local station on the IRT Broadway – Seventh Avenue Line of the New York City Subway. Located at the intersection of St. Nicholas Avenue and 181st Street in the Manhattan neighborhood of Washington Heights, it is served by the 1 train at all times. This deep station, 120 feet below the surface, has four elevators, and a bridge connecting the two side platforms. There is only a set of emergency stairs for a fire, causing all riders to take an elevator at all times.

Located at 40.849, -73.934 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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IRT Broadway – Seventh Avenue Line stations, Railway and subway stations on the National Register of Historic Places in Manhattan, New York City Subway stations in Manhattan, Railway stations opened in 1906

Hudson Heights (Manhattan)

Hudson Heights is a neighborhood in the Washington Heights area of Upper Manhattan, New York City. As its name implies, it is a high area overlooking Hudson River, and the neighborhood includes the highest natural point in Manhattan, in Bennett Park. Hudson Heights is bounded by the Hudson River to the west, Broadway to the east, 173rd Street to the south, and Fort Tryon Park to the north.

Located at 40.8508, -73.9383 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Battle of Fort Washington

The Battle of Fort Washington was fought in New York on November 16, 1776 during the American Revolutionary War between the United States and Great Britain. It was a decisive British victory that gained the surrender of the entire garrison of Fort Washington near the north end of Manhattan Island.

Located at 40.853, -73.938 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Yeshiva Rabbi Samson Raphael Hirsch

Yeshiva Rabbi Samson Raphael Hirsch (YRSRH, also known as Breuer's, after its creator) was founded in New York City in 1944, as a means of reestablishing the Orthodox Jewish community of Frankfurt, Germany in the United States. The school, founded by Rabbi Joseph Breuer, is run according to the philosophy of Rabbi Breuer's grandfather, Rabbi Samson Raphael Hirsch. It is located in the Upper Manhattan neighborhood of Washington Heights.

Located at 40.8533, -73.935 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Orthodox yeshivas in New York City, Private middle schools in New York City, Private high schools in New York City, Private elementary schools in New York City, Educational institutions established in 1944, Washington Heights, Manhattan, Schools in Manhattan

Khal Adath Jeshurun

Khal Adath Jeshurun (KAJ) is an Orthodox German Jewish Ashkenazi congregation in the Washington Heights neighborhood, in the New York City borough of Manhattan. It has established an offshoot in the heavily Orthodox Jewish neighborhood of Monsey, New York, as well as Paramus, New Jersey.

Located at 40.8534, -73.9352 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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German-Jewish culture in New York City, Orthodox synagogues in New York City, Synagogues in Manhattan, Washington Heights, Manhattan

Fort Washington (New York)

Fort Washington was a fortified position near the north end of Manhattan Island (now part of New York City) and was located at the highest point on the island. The Fort Washington Site is listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.

Located at 40.853, -73.938 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Audubon Avenue

Audubon Avenue is an avenue in the Washington Heights neighborhood in Upper Manhattan that runs north-south, west of and parallel to Amsterdam Avenue. Its southern terminus is at West 165th Street and St. Nicholas Avenue, and its northern terminus is at Fort George Avenue, just north of West 193 Street. It crosses over the Trans-Manhattan Expressway, just to the east of where it enters the tunnel. Audubon Avenue is named for naturalist John James Audubon, who owned a farm in the area.

Located at 40.8483, -73.9327 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Streets in Manhattan

James Striar School of General Jewish Studies

The James Striar School of General Jewish Studies, informally known as the Mechinah Program, is a comprehensive program in Jewish studies for students seeking to improve and further their basic skills and knowledge of Jewish studies. JSS is the only school in the country designed for college-age students who wish to pursue Jewish studies on either beginning or intermediate level while taking a regular college program simultaneously on the same campus.

Located at 40.8512, -73.9315 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Yeshiva University, Universities and colleges in New York City, Universities and colleges in Manhattan, Educational institutions established in 1956

St. Teresa of Avila's Church (New York City)

The Church of St. Teresa of Avila is a former Roman Catholic parish church under the authority of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York, located at 184th Street at Broadway in Manhattan, New York City. The parish was established in 1933 and staffed by the Vincentian Fathers; the parish is now closed.

Located at 40.852, -73.934 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Religious organizations established in 1933, Closed churches in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York, Closed churches in New York City, Roman Catholic churches in New York, Churches in Manhattan