Give Your Child a Head Start: Enroll at KIPP NYC for Fall 2025

Free K–12 public schools in the Bronx, Brooklyn, and Manhattan preparing students for success in college, career, and beyond.

Local Business Spotlight AMT Theater

AMT Theater is the brainchild of Producer Al Tapper ("Broadway: The Golden Age") and Artistic Director Tony Sportiello.

After 3 Years And $36M, The Fort Washington Library Is Open

This library is starting a brand new chapter.

Happy Endings and Giving Thanks

Hope Center Resident Goes Home to the Philippines After Months of Rehab Following 2021 Brutal Attack

His Lifelong Jewish Faith is Front and Center at Claremont ALP

How One Bronx Ethiopian Jew Clears Up Any Misconceptions of Who He Is as He Practices His Deepest Beliefs

Victim of a Crime, Hope Center Resident Gets a New Look on Life

Bronx Skilled Nursing Staff Gives Philippino-American Man His Comeback Both Physically and Mentally

Centenarians and Those Soon-to-Be Honored at St. Patrick's Home

Six Women, 100, 100-Plus and Those Who Will Soon Turn 100, Celebrated in a Happy Tearful Celebration

Escaped Bronx Zoo Peacocks Keep Neighbors Busy: Report

The muster of peafowl, known to occasionally wander off, made it unusually far this time.

Washington Heights Hospital Will Connect Unhoused NYers To Resources

Outreach workers already started canvassing around a Washington Heights hospital to connect New Yorkers with housing and healthcare.

New Year, Added Space For Inwood’s Post Avenue Pedestrian Plaza

A new pedestrian plaza opened to the public in Inwood this week. Here's where:

New Wash Heights Art Display Shows Same Street 100 Years Apart

You don’t have to be Marty McFly to go back in time in Washington Heights. Here’s what to know about the new art installation:

Inwood CTown Expands Into Former Rite Aid Store

The grocery store is slated to nearly double in size once it expands into the former pharmacy space on Broadway.

31 Inwood/Wash Heights Buildings On NYC’s 2023 'Worst Landlord' List

There are a total of 31 Inwood and Wash Heights buildings that earned the dubious honor of being part of the Worst Landlord list for 2023.

Wash Heights Photographer's ‘Aqui Y Alla’ Depicts Decades Of Identity

Photographer Winston Vargas’ newest photo book chronicles Dominican identity and community in Washington Heights over decades.

Inwood, Wash Heights Restaurants Open Christmas Day & Eve 2023

Need a coffee shop, formal sit-down meal or grab-and-go meal on Christmas Day or Christmas Eve? Patch has you covered. See the list:

Wash Heights 23-Year-Old Wins International Jazz Vocal Competition

23-year-old Tyreek McDole took home the coveted top prize in the Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Vocal Competition last month.

Local Art Coming To Vacant Storefronts, Small Businesses In Inwood

28 artists will be debuting designs around Inwood this season. Here’s where to find the displays:

Inwood Hill Turkey Trot Returns To Inwood Farm In 2023

Looking to make some room for a second helping of stuffing on Thanksgiving Day? Here’s what to know about this year’s Turkey Trot:

Wash Heights Library Hours, Kids' Storytime Slashed In NYC Budget Cuts

Sunday's Family Storytime hour are set to be eliminated after budget cuts forced the Washington Heights branch to close on Sundays.

Affordable Housing Lottery Closing Soon For Wash Heights Building

An affordable housing lottery has launched for the nine-story residential building. Here's who is eligible and how to apply:

Hope Center Therapists Give Special Patients Encouragement To Heal

Known for Their HIV and Those With Various Addiction, Hope Center Rehab Therapists Meet the Challenges

NYC Chili Bowl Returns To Inwood This Weekend: What To Know

Prepare your taste buds for a good cause! The Eighth Annual NYC Chili Bowl is set for the Good Shepherd School in Inwood.

What Makes These Ten Songs So Great?

Rock 101, an exciting new multimedia presentation with an all-star live band, answers that question on November 16th.

Food Bazaar, 600+ Affordable Housing Units Set For Inwood Debut

The new site will be Food Bazaar’s 1st location above 125th Street in Manhattan and will be located below a new affordable development.

Wash Heights-Area 2023 Election Guide: See Candidates, How To Vote

Here's what you need to know about voting in the 2023 general election if you live in Washington Heights.

Bruce's Garden Halloween Party To Return To Inwood In 2023

The fifth annual Halloween Spooktacular Party will take place at Isham Park later this month. Here’s how to attend:

Parking Meter Rate Hikes Come To Inwood, Wash Heights

Inwood and Washington Heights saw increases in parking meter rates this week following a citywide fee hike. Here's the latest:

Beth Abraham Center Holds World Mental Health Day, Nursing Job Fair

448-bed skilled nursing home offers the Allerton East Bronx Community Education & Nursing Job Opps

Former Wash Heights Garage To Become Music-Centered Charter School

The eight-story, 55-square-foot charter school will feature a concert hall with a glass wall facing the street level, officials said.

PHOTOS: 191 St. Tunnel Revamped With Local Artists’ Murals

Bright hues are welcoming thousands of 1 train riders in Washington Heights starting this week. See the tunnel’s refreshed look below.

Inwood Latin Night Market Exploring 2023 Return

Though another night market is already scheduled for May 2024, organizers may be getting an earlier reprise of the cultural celebration.

DR Bank BanReservas Opens First U.S. Office In Washington Heights

The Dominican Republic’s largest bank opened its first U.S. representative office on Amsterdam Avenue this week.

Free Latin Night Market To Debut In Inwood This Friday

The inaugural Latin Night Market will take place on Dyckman Street between Dyckman Plaza and Inwood Park. Here's what to know:

191 St. 1 Train Entrance In Wash Heights To Close For Painting Project

Local artists are slated to beautify the pedestrian tunnel in Washington Heights this week. Here’s when the tunnel is scheduled to close:

Inwood Officer Killed In 2022 Honored With Street Renaming

Det. Jason Rivera and his partner Officer Wilbert Mora were killed while responding to a domestic violence call in Harlem in January 2022.

‘Great Broadway Sweep’ Aims To Tidy Uptown, $5K Prize On The Line

Residents and businesses will square off next week to see who can pick up the most trash along one of NYC's most popular streets.

Summer Watermelon Contest at Triboro Center Brings Laughs

Residents have a great time devouring watermelon slices in record time.

239-Year-Old Uptown Farmhouse And Museum Appoints New Leader

Melissa Kiewiet was named Executive Director fo the Dyckman Farmhouse Museum Alliance starting on Monday.

Pair Of Washington Heights Compost Bins Among Most Used In NYC

A pair of Smart Compost Bins on Cabrini Boulevard near West 187th Street are among the 10 most used of the 400 in New York City.

Wash Heights Open Streets Schedule For The Rest Of The Month

Yoga, cooking classes, and jazz concerts are just some of the events coming to two Washington Heights Open Streets this July.

Massive Latin Night Market Coming To Dyckman Street In Upper Manhattan

The first-ever Latin Night Market will take place September 15 on Dyckman between Quisqueya Plaza and Inwood Hill Park.

Following July 4, Manhattan Boro Prez Calls For Less 'Excessive Noise'

Uptowners took to social media on July 4 to discuss the large firework celebrations that happened locally on the holiday.

Centenarians, Plus 2, are Celebrated at St. Patrick's Home

Van Cortlandt Park South 264-bed Skilled Nursing Facility Throws a Great Event Honoring Seven 100-Plus-Year-Old Residents and Two at 99.