Pinehurst Avenue Terraces

I first discovered Pinehurst Avenue Terraces by chance, on my way to get some wine at a nearby store[1] a friend of mine recommended.
Exiting the subway stop at W 181 St. on a drizzly Wednesday evening in November, I found myself looking at a wonderful staircase at the corner of W 181 St. and Pinehurst Ave. and wondering whether I was still in Washington Heights or I got somehow teleported to Montmartre in Paris…
Pinehurst Avenue Terraces is a tiny park with a long staircase split on 3 sections, with benches and lamp posts on each landing. Apparently «the terrace was created in 1924 because Pinehurst Avenue stops dead 75 feet north and 25 feet above 181^st Street.» From here:
What I like of this place is how unexpected and unlikely it seems: W 181^st Street is sloping down towards the river, in a curve that does not allow you to see where it is going to end, and Pinehurst Avenue Terraces seem to come out of nowhere. Looking up from the bottom of the stairs I try to imagine what waits for me at the top, on the other side.
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[1] Cabrini Wines: