Former residentDecades, until her death in 2024
Dr. Ruth Westheimer
Dr. Ruth lived in Washington Heights for decades, raising her family there and staying in the same apartment until her death in 2024.
Gothamist reported, citing a New York Times profile, that Ruth Westheimer moved to New York City in the late 1950s and stayed in the same Washington Heights apartment for nearly 70 years. She died on July 12, 2024, at age 96. Gothamist says she raised her family in Washington Heights, according to multiple profiles and the documentary Ask Dr. Ruth.
Wikipedia’s list of notable Washington Heights residents includes her. The sources used here do not give her street address, so this entry does not name one. Gothamist also describes her as a Holocaust survivor.