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Hudson Heights Downtown

The stretch of W 181st St near Fort Washington Ave, by the A train, where the neighborhood's pubs, cafes, and takeout cluster. "Downtown" is local shorthand, not an official name.

Roughly W 181st St from Fort Washington Ave west toward Cabrini Blvd. This is the western end of the commercial corridor that the Washington Heights BID covers along W 181st St.

The public stairway from the end of Pinehurst Avenue down to W 181st St, with a street lamp, railings and apartment buildings on both sides.
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The Pinehurst Avenue stairs rising from W 181st Street
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Stairs connecting Pinehurst Avenue down to W 181st Street
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The apartment building at 454 Fort Washington Avenue on the corner of W 181st Street
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Entrance of 801 W 181st Street between Fort Washington and Pinehurst Avenues
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The turret of the 1920 apartment building at Cabrini Boulevard and W 181st Street
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The Overlook Terrace entrance to the 181st Street A train station
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Storefronts on W 181st Street between Cabrini Boulevard and Pinehurst Avenue
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“Downtown” and “uptown” are how locals sort Hudson Heights’ two small commercial strips; neither term is official. The downtown strip is W 181st St where it meets Fort Washington Ave, a short walk from the 181st St A station and its elevators to the ridge. The Washington Heights Business Improvement District’s W 181st St corridor runs from Amsterdam Ave west to Fort Washington Ave, so this is where that corridor ends.

Addresses on this stretch are in the 700s and 800s on W 181st St. Two places confirmed for this guide are The Uptown Garrison (821 W 181st St), an all-day coffee, brunch, and cocktail room, and Le Chéile (839 W 181st St), an Irish pub. A 2023 Infatuation guide also listed a pizza counter, a sushi restaurant, and an Italian restaurant on the same blocks; those have not been re-checked here.

The George Washington Bridge and its bus terminal, between W 178th and 179th Sts, are close by, which is part of why the strip is busy with commuters as well as residents. It is a short walk from here to the Hudson River Greenway and the Little Red Lighthouse below the bridge, and to Fort Tryon Park to the north.

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