Editing Washington Heights, Manhattan (section)

== Education ==
Community District 12 has fewer college graduates and more high-school dropouts compared to the borough and city as a whole. 38% of residents age 25 and older have a college education or higher (compared to 43% citywide), and 29% did not finish high school (19% citywide).<ref name="CHP2018"/>{{Rp|6}} {{as of|2018}}, 19% of elementary-school students missed twenty or more days per school year (20% citywide).<ref name=":21">{{Cite web|url=https://www1.nyc.gov/assets/doh/downloads/pdf/tcny/community-health-assessment-plan.pdf|title=2016–2018 Community Health Assessment and Community Health Improvement Plan: Take Care New York 2020|date=2016|website=[[government of New York City|nyc.gov]]|publisher=[[New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene]]|access-date=September 8, 2017}}</ref>{{Rp|24 (PDF p. 55)}}

Washington Heights is part of District 6, along with [[Inwood, Manhattan|Inwood]] and [[Hamilton Heights]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://data.cityofnewyork.us/widgets/r8nu-ymqj|website=NYC Open Data; [[Socrata]]|access-date=May 1, 2020|publisher=[[New York City Department of City Planning]]|title=School Districts}}</ref> Of the district's 19,939 students {{as of|2019|lc=yes}}, 85% are Hispanic/Latino, 7% are black, 5% are white, and 3% are any other race; in addition, 29% are English Language Learners (defined as students who require support to learn English as a second language), and 22% are Students with Disabilities.<ref name="d6nys">{{cite web|url=https://data.nysed.gov/enrollment.php?year=2019&instid=800000047032|access-date=May 2, 2020|title=NYC Geog Dist #6 – Manhattan Enrollment (2018–19)|publisher=[[New York State Department of Education]]}}</ref> Of all students in the cohort set to graduate in 2019, 74% in District 6 did so by August 2019 (77% citywide).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://infohub.nyced.org/docs/default-source/default-document-library/2019-graduation_rates_public_citywide.xlsx|title=2019-graduation_rates_public_citywide.xlsx|access-date=May 2, 2020|publisher=[[New York City Department of Education]]}}</ref> The district rate was significantly lower for males (69%), English Language Learners (52%), and Students with Disabilities (49%).<ref name="d6gradrates">{{cite web|url=https://data.nysed.gov/gradrate.php?instid=800000047032&year=2019&cohortgroup=0|access-date=May 2, 2020|title=NYC Geog Dist #6 – Manhattan Graduation Rate Data 4 Year Outcome As of August 2019|publisher=[[New York State Department of Education]]}}</ref> {{as of|2019}}, one-quarter of District 6 students are English Language Learners,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://data.nysed.gov/glossary.php?report=ell|access-date=May 2, 2020|title=English Language Learners Glossary|publisher=[[New York State Department of Education]]}}</ref> of whom 96% are Hispanic or Latino.<ref name=d6gradrates/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://data.nysed.gov/ell.php?year=2019&instid=800000047032|access-date=May 2, 2020|title=NYC Geog Dist #6 – English Language Learners Enrollment (2018–2019)|publisher=[[New York State Department of Education]]}}</ref>

===Schools===
====Public schools====

The [[New York City Department of Education]] operates public schools in Washington Heights as part of Community School District 6.<ref>{{cite web |title=InsideSchools: District 6|website=InsideSchools |url=https://insideschools.org/districts/6 | access-date=June 10, 2019}}</ref> As with most other school districts in New York City, District 6 has both zoned schools, which take students mainly from a small area in the neighborhood, and unzoned schools, which admit students from anywhere in the district.<ref name="Etherington 2016">{{cite web | last=Etherington | first=Cait | title=Stuff You Should Know: How NYC School Zones and Districts Work | website=6sqft | date=April 27, 2016 | url=https://www.6sqft.com/stuff-you-should-know-understanding-how-nycs-school-zones-and-districts-work/ | access-date=July 19, 2021}}</ref> Zoned public elementary and elementary/middle schools include:<ref name="d6nys"/>
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* PS&nbsp;28 Wright Brothers (grades 3K–5)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.schools.nyc.gov/schools/M028|title=P.S. 028 Wright Brothers|publisher=[[New York City Department of Education]]|access-date=April 9, 2020}}</ref>
* PS&nbsp;189 (grades 3K–5)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.schools.nyc.gov/schools/M189|title=P.S. 189|publisher=[[New York City Department of Education]]|access-date=March 20, 2020|archive-date=March 21, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200321141528/https://www.schools.nyc.gov/schools/M189|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* PS&nbsp;48 PO Michael J Buczek (grades 3K–5)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.schools.nyc.gov/schools/M048|title=P.S. 048 P.O. Michael J. Buczek|publisher=[[New York City Department of Education]]|access-date=March 20, 2020|archive-date=March 21, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200321141523/https://www.schools.nyc.gov/schools/M048|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* PS&nbsp;128 Audubon (grades 3K–5)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.schools.nyc.gov/schools/M128|title=P.S. 128 Audubon|publisher=[[New York City Department of Education]]|access-date=March 20, 2020|archive-date=March 21, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200321141516/https://www.schools.nyc.gov/schools/M128|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* PS&nbsp;173 (grades 3K–5)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.schools.nyc.gov/schools/M173|title=P.S. 173|publisher=[[New York City Department of Education]]|access-date=March 20, 2020|archive-date=March 21, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200321141531/https://www.schools.nyc.gov/schools/M173|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* PS&nbsp;4 Duke Ellington (grades 3K–5)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.schools.nyc.gov/schools/M004|title=P.S. 004 Duke Ellington|publisher=[[New York City Department of Education]]|access-date=April 9, 2020|archive-date=October 29, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201029150510/https://www.schools.nyc.gov/schools/M004|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* PS&nbsp;8 Luis Belliard (grades 3K–5)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.schools.nyc.gov/schools/M008|title=P.S. 008 Luis Belliard|publisher=[[New York City Department of Education]]|access-date=April 9, 2020|archive-date=June 25, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210625152443/https://www.schools.nyc.gov/schools/M008|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* PS&nbsp;115 Alexander Humboldt (grades PK–5)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.schools.nyc.gov/schools/M115|title=P.S. 115 Alexander Humboldt|publisher=[[New York City Department of Education]]|access-date=March 20, 2020|archive-date=March 21, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200321141524/https://www.schools.nyc.gov/schools/M115|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* PS&nbsp;152 Dyckman Valley (grades PK–5)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.schools.nyc.gov/schools/M152|title=P.S. 152 Dyckman Valley|publisher=[[New York City Department of Education]]|access-date=May 2, 2020|archive-date=June 27, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200627194456/https://www.schools.nyc.gov/schools/M152|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* Dos Puentes Elementary School (grades K–5)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.schools.nyc.gov/schools/M103|title=Dos Puentes Elementary School|publisher=[[New York City Department of Education]]|access-date=March 20, 2020|archive-date=June 27, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210627225721/https://www.schools.nyc.gov/schools/M103|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* PS&nbsp;132 Juan Pablo Duarte (grades K–5)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.schools.nyc.gov/schools/M132|title=P.S. 132 Juan Pablo Duarte|publisher=[[New York City Department of Education]]|access-date=March 20, 2020|archive-date=March 21, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200321141520/https://www.schools.nyc.gov/schools/M132|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* PS/IS&nbsp;187 Hudson Cliffs (grades PK–8)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.schools.nyc.gov/schools/M187|title=P.S./I.S. 187 Hudson Cliffs|publisher=[[New York City Department of Education]]|access-date=March 20, 2020|archive-date=March 21, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200321141526/https://www.schools.nyc.gov/schools/M187|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Unzoned elementary and elementary/middle schools include:
* Castle Bridge School (grades PK–5)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.schools.nyc.gov/schools/M513|title=Castle Bridge School|publisher=[[New York City Department of Education]]|access-date=March 20, 2020|archive-date=March 21, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200321141521/https://www.schools.nyc.gov/schools/M513|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* Professor Juan Bosch Public School (grades K–5)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.schools.nyc.gov/schools/M178|title=Professor Juan Bosch Public School|publisher=[[New York City Department of Education]]|access-date=March 20, 2020|archive-date=June 30, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200630053103/https://www.schools.nyc.gov/schools/M178|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Zoned middle schools include:
* JHS&nbsp;143 Eleanor Roosevelt (grades 6–8)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.schools.nyc.gov/schools/M143|title=P.S. 143 Eleanor Roosevelt|publisher=[[New York City Department of Education]]|access-date=March 20, 2020|archive-date=March 21, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200321141521/https://www.schools.nyc.gov/schools/M143|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* MS&nbsp;319 Maria Teresa (grades 6–8)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.schools.nyc.gov/schools/M319|title=M.S. 319 Maria Teresa|publisher=[[New York City Department of Education]]|access-date=March 20, 2020|archive-date=March 21, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200321141516/https://www.schools.nyc.gov/schools/M319|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* MS&nbsp;322 (grades 6–8)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.schools.nyc.gov/schools/M322|title=Middle School 322|publisher=[[New York City Department of Education]]|access-date=May 2, 2020|archive-date=June 29, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200629183216/https://www.schools.nyc.gov/schools/M322|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* MS&nbsp;324 Patria Mirabal (grades 6–8)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.schools.nyc.gov/schools/M324|title=P.S. 324 Patria Mirabal|publisher=[[New York City Department of Education]]|access-date=March 20, 2020|archive-date=March 21, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200321141529/https://www.schools.nyc.gov/schools/M324|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Unzoned middle and middle/high schools include:
[[File:Gregorio Luperón HS for Math &amp; Sci Amsterdam Av 165 St jeh.jpg|thumb|[[Gregorio Luperón High School for Math & Science|Gregorio Luperón High School for Science and Mathematics]]]]
* Harbor Heights (grades 6–8)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.schools.nyc.gov/schools/M349|title=Harbor Heights|publisher=[[New York City Department of Education]]|access-date=April 9, 2020|archive-date=July 3, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210703030023/https://www.schools.nyc.gov/schools/M349|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* Community Math and Science Prep (grades 6–8)<ref name="cmsprep">{{cite web|url=https://www.schools.nyc.gov/schools/M328|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210703050105/https://www.schools.nyc.gov/schools/M328|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 3, 2021|title=Community Math & Science Prep|publisher=[[New York City Department of Education]]|access-date=April 9, 2020}}</ref>
* IS&nbsp;528 Bea Fuller Rodgers (grades 6–8)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.schools.nyc.gov/schools/M528|title=I.S. 528 Bea Fuller Rodgers|publisher=[[New York City Department of Education]]|access-date=April 9, 2020|archive-date=October 29, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201029145217/https://www.schools.nyc.gov/schools/M528|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* City College Academy of the Arts (grades 6–12)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.schools.nyc.gov/schools/M293|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210702205839/https://www.schools.nyc.gov/schools/M293|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 2, 2021|title=City College Academy of the Arts|publisher=[[New York City Department of Education]]|access-date=April 9, 2020}}</ref>
* Community Health Academy of the Heights (grades 6–12)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.schools.nyc.gov/schools/M346|title=Community Health Academy of the Heights|publisher=[[New York City Department of Education]]|access-date=April 9, 2020|archive-date=October 21, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201021170910/https://www.schools.nyc.gov/schools/M346|url-status=dead}}</ref>

The former [[George Washington Educational Campus|George Washington High School]], built in 1923, is located between 192nd and 193rd Streets directly west of [[Highbridge Park]].<ref name=CB/>{{Rp|72}} It became the George Washington Educational Campus in 1999 when it was split into four smaller schools:<ref name="GWHS">{{cite web|url=https://insideschools.org/school/00Z023|title=George Washington Educational Complex – District 6|access-date=April 8, 2020|website=[[InsideSchools]]}}</ref>
* The College Academy (grades 9–12)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.schools.nyc.gov/schools/M462|title=The College Academy|publisher=[[New York City Department of Education]]|access-date=April 8, 2020|archive-date=December 2, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201202193627/https://www.schools.nyc.gov/schools/M462|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* High School for Media and Communications (grades 9–12)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.schools.nyc.gov/schools/M463|title=High School for Media and Communications|publisher=[[New York City Department of Education]]|access-date=April 8, 2020|archive-date=July 3, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210703071643/https://www.schools.nyc.gov/schools/M463|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* High School for Law and Public Service (grades 9–12)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.schools.nyc.gov/schools/M467|title=High School for Law and Public Service|publisher=[[New York City Department of Education]]|access-date=April 8, 2020|archive-date=October 25, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201025121750/https://www.schools.nyc.gov/schools/M467|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* High School for Health Careers and Sciences (grades 9–12)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.schools.nyc.gov/schools/M468|title=High School for Health Careers and Sciences|publisher=[[New York City Department of Education]]|access-date=April 8, 2020|archive-date=July 3, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210703073148/https://www.schools.nyc.gov/schools/M468|url-status=dead}}</ref>

The [[Gregorio Luperón High School for Math & Science|Gregorio Luperón High School for Science and Mathematics]] was founded in 1994 and serves a student body of newly arrived Spanish-speakers.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://insideschools.org/school/06M552|title=Gregorio Luperon High School for Science and Mathematics – District 6|access-date=April 8, 2020|website=[[InsideSchools]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.schools.nyc.gov/schools/M552|title=Gregorio Luperon High School for Science and Mathematics|publisher=[[New York City Department of Education]]|access-date=April 8, 2020|archive-date=June 27, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210627191052/https://www.schools.nyc.gov/schools/M552|url-status=dead}}</ref> Washington Heights also has the unzoned [[Washington Heights Expeditionary Learning School]], serving grades PK to 12.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2012/06/07/34college.h31.html|title=For Many Latino Students, College Seems Out of Reach – Education Week|date=June 1, 2012|access-date=April 7, 2020|website=[[Education Week]]|first=Caralee J.|last=Adams}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.schools.nyc.gov/schools/M348|title=Washington Heights Expeditionary Learning School|publisher=[[New York City Department of Education]]|access-date=April 7, 2020|archive-date=April 8, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200408003705/https://www.schools.nyc.gov/schools/M348|url-status=dead}}</ref>

====Charter and parochial schools====
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[[Charter schools in New York|Charter schools]] include:
* WHIN Community Charter School (grades K–3)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.schools.nyc.gov/schools/M338|title=WHIN Music Community|publisher=[[New York City Department of Education]]|access-date=April 8, 2020|archive-date=July 3, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210703034542/https://www.schools.nyc.gov/schools/M338|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* [[Success Academy Charter Schools|Success Academy]] Washington Heights (grades K–4)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.schools.nyc.gov/schools/M265|title=Success Academy Charter School – Washington Heights – New York 1|publisher=[[New York City Department of Education]]|access-date=April 8, 2020|archive-date=October 29, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201029144445/https://www.schools.nyc.gov/schools/M265|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* [[KIPP]] Washington Heights (grades K–8)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.schools.nyc.gov/schools/M068|title=KIPP Washington Heights Middle School|publisher=[[New York City Department of Education]]|access-date=April 8, 2020|archive-date=October 30, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201030024243/https://www.schools.nyc.gov/schools/M068|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* School in the Square (grade 6–8)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.schools.nyc.gov/schools/M295|title=School in the Square Public Charter School|publisher=[[New York City Department of Education]]|access-date=April 8, 2020|archive-date=October 29, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201029092013/https://www.schools.nyc.gov/schools/M295|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Catholic schools under the [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York]] include:
* [[Incarnation School (Manhattan)|Incarnation School]] (grades 3K–8)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://incarnationnyc.org/|title=Incarnation School – New York, NY|access-date=April 8, 2020|publisher=[[Incarnation School (Manhattan)|Incarnation School]]}}</ref>
* St. Elizabeth School (grades 3K–8)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://saintelizabethschool.org/|access-date=April 8, 2020|publisher=St. Elizabeth School|title=St. Elizabeth School – Washington Heights, NY}}</ref>

Jewish schools include:
* [[Yeshiva Rabbi Samson Raphael Hirsch]] (grades 3K, PK, and 1–12)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.yrsrh.org/|title=Yeshiva Rabbi Samson Raphael Hirsch|access-date=April 8, 2020|publisher=[[Yeshiva Rabbi Samson Raphael Hirsch]]}}</ref>
* [[Marsha Stern Talmudical Academy]] (grades 9–12)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://yuhsb.org/discover/our-mission/|title=Our Mission – Yeshiva University High School for Young Boys|access-date=April 8, 2020|publisher=[[Marsha Stern Talmudical Academy]]}}</ref>

===Higher education===
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University education in Washington Heights includes [[Yeshiva University]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.yu.edu/about/visiting|access-date=February 15, 2021|title=Visiting Us|publisher=[[Yeshiva University]]}}</ref> and [[Boricua College]].<ref name=boricua>{{cite web|url=http://boricuacollege.edu/contact-us/|publisher=[[Boricua College]]|access-date=April 8, 2020|title=Contact Us|archive-date=March 28, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200328231152/http://boricuacollege.edu/contact-us/|url-status=dead}}</ref> Located between 184th and 186th Streets east of Broadway, Yeshiva University's Wilf Campus was founded in 1928 and is the Jewish institution's main campus;<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.yu.edu/sites/default/files/inline-files/2015_Campus_Maps_WILF_0.pdf|title=Wilf Campus Map|publisher=[[Yeshiva University]]|access-date=February 23, 2021|date=2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.yu.edu/yeshiva-college/mission-history|title=Mission and History|publisher=[[Yeshiva University]]|access-date=February 23, 2021}}</ref> it was originally envisioned with [[Moorish Revival]] aesthetic, although most of its buildings ended up with a modern design.<ref>{{Cite journal|title=Building Bust – The Unbuilt Synagogues of the Great Depression|url=https://www.tabletmag.com/jewish-arts-and-culture/13951/building-bust|journal=Tablet Magazine|date=August 20, 2009}}</ref> Schools within the campus include [[Yeshiva College (Yeshiva University)|Yeshiva College]], the [[Syms School of Business]], and the [[Marsha Stern Talmudical Academy]] high school.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.yu.edu/student-life/campuses/wilf|title=Wilf Campus|publisher=[[Yeshiva University]]|access-date=February 23, 2021}}</ref> Boricua College, whose Manhattan campus is located on 156th and Broadway in the [[Audubon Terrace]] complex,<ref name=boricua/> is a small private college founded in 1975 to serve the city's Puerto Rican population.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://boricuacollege.edu/history-and-aims/|title=History and Aims|access-date=February 23, 2021|publisher=[[Boricua College]]|archive-date=March 8, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210308135450/http://boricuacollege.edu/history-and-aims/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

The medical campus of [[Columbia University]] hosts the [[Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons|College of Physicians and Surgeons]], the [[Columbia University College of Dental Medicine|College of Dental Medicine]], the [[Mailman School of Public Health]], the [[Columbia University School of Nursing|School of Nursing]], and the biomedical programs of the [[Columbia University Graduate School of Arts and Sciences|Graduate School of Arts and Sciences]], which offer Masters and Doctorate degrees in several fields.<ref name=irvingnyp>{{cite web|url=https://www.nyp.org/locations/newyork-presbyterian-columbia-university-medical-center|title=NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center|access-date=April 8, 2020|publisher=[[NewYork–Presbyterian Hospital]]}}</ref> These schools are among the departments that compose the [[Columbia University Irving Medical Center]].<ref name=irvingcu>{{cite web|url=https://www.cuimc.columbia.edu/|title=Columbia University Irving Medical Center|access-date=April 8, 2020|publisher=[[Columbia University]]}}</ref>

CUNY in the Heights, a higher education program of the [[Borough of Manhattan Community College]] of the [[City University of New York]], is actually located in Inwood on the corner of 213th Street and Broadway, despite its name.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bmcc.cuny.edu/academics/learning-options/off-site/bmcc-cuny-in-the-heights/|title=CUNY in the Heights|access-date=April 8, 2020|publisher=[[Borough of Manhattan Community College]]}}</ref> In the same building, the CUNY XPress Immigration Center is a branch of their [[Citizenship Now!]] program, which offers immigrants free legal services to help in attaining citizenship.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.immigrationadvocates.org/nonprofit/legaldirectory/organization.393165-CUNY_Citizenship_Now_CUNY_Xpress_Immigration_Center|website=Immigration Advocates Network|access-date=April 8, 2020|title=CUNY Citizenship Now! – CUNY Xpress Immigration Center – National Immigration Legal Services Directory}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www1.cuny.edu/sites/citizenship-now/about/contact-2/|title=Contact – Citizenship Now!|access-date=May 2, 2020|publisher=[[City University of New York]]}}</ref>

===Libraries===
The [[New York Public Library]] (NYPL) operates two branches in Washington Heights:
* The Fort Washington branch is located at 535 West 179th Street. The three-story [[Carnegie library]] opened in 1979.<ref>{{cite web|title=About the Fort Washington Library|publisher=[[The New York Public Library]]|url=https://www.nypl.org/about/locations/fort-washington|access-date=March 23, 2019}}</ref>
* The Washington Heights branch is located at 1000 [[St. Nicholas Avenue]]. It was founded in 1868 as a subscription-based library and moved twice before it relocated to its current four-story structure in 1914, owing to generous donations from [[James Hood Wright]].<ref>{{cite web|title=About the Washington Heights Library|publisher=[[The New York Public Library]]|url=https://www.nypl.org/about/locations/washington-heights|access-date=March 23, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|url=https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/645a8810-85f4-0131-a4a9-58d385a7b928#|access-date=May 2, 2020|year=1923|title=History of the New York Public Library: Astor, Lenox, and Tilden Foundations|first=Harry Miller|last=Lydenberg|publisher=[[The New York Public Library]]}}</ref>{{Rp|189}}