Central Northeast

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Central Northeast
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Central Northeast within the District of Columbia
Country United States
District Washington, D.C.
WardWard 7
Government
  Councilmember Vincent C. Gray
Mahaning Heights neighborhood at the intersection of 42nd St and Grant St NE in September 2018 Mahaning Heights Washington DC.jpg
Mahaning Heights neighborhood at the intersection of 42nd St and Grant St NE in September 2018

Central Northeast, also sometimes called Mahaning Heights, is a small neighborhood located in Northeast Washington, D.C., with Fort Mahan Park at its center. It is bounded by Nannie Helen Burroughs Avenue to the north, Benning Road to the south, the tracks of the Washington Metro and Minnesota Ave station to the west, and 44th Street NE to the east.

It is home to the Friendship Collegiate Academy, a public charter high school.

This neighborhood is part of Ward 7.


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