Guidebook for Hudson Heights
Food Scene
Great Italian with a great happy hour and two bocce courts in their back yard.
http://www.yelp.com/biz/saggio-manhattan
75 locals recommend
Saggio
827 W 181st StGreat Italian with a great happy hour and two bocce courts in their back yard.
http://www.yelp.com/biz/saggio-manhattan
Wahizza
801 BroadwayBest pizza in the heights.
Locksmith Bar
4463 BroadwayGreat gastropub, right around the corner.
Essentials
Key Food Supermarkets
1769 2nd AveBiggest range general supermarket.
Frank's Market
807-809 W 187th StA higher end grocery for specialty items.
Ozzie's Fresh Market
592 Fort Washington AveCompletely revamped with a great produce department.
Sightseeing
The mediaeval art collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. To get here, take the elevator in the A train station on Bennett Avenue and walk through Fort Tryon Park.
707 locals recommend
The Met Cloisters
99 Margaret Corbin DrThe mediaeval art collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. To get here, take the elevator in the A train station on Bennett Avenue and walk through Fort Tryon Park.
Fort Tryon Park
Dr To BroadwayHuge park, that is home to the cloisters, above.
Fort Tryon Park Trust
741 Fort Washington AveMore pics of the park.
Inwood Hill Park
Seaman AvenueAnother huge park, right above Fort Tryon Park.
Shopping
Heights Wine & Spirits Corporation
4474 BroadwayBest liquor store in the neighborhood.
Best local pharmacy, although Fairview Pharmacy on Broadway is pretty good too.
6 locals recommend
Hilltop Pharmacy
593 Fort Washington AveBest local pharmacy, although Fairview Pharmacy on Broadway is pretty good too.
Public Transit
To take the 1 train, you can enter the tunnel 1 block from the apartment, just across Broadway.
6 locals recommend
191st Street Subway Station
191st Street Station Entrance Tunnel & ElevatorTo take the 1 train, you can enter the tunnel 1 block from the apartment, just across Broadway.
To take the A train, you can enter the tunnel 2 blocks north on Bennett Avenue. You can also take the elevator up to Fort Tryon Park from here.
190 Street Subway Station
Bennett AvenueTo take the A train, you can enter the tunnel 2 blocks north on Bennett Avenue. You can also take the elevator up to Fort Tryon Park from here.