TriBeCa
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TriBeCa is a neighborhood in downtown Manhattan. The name is a syllabic abbreviation of "Triangle Below Canal Street." It runs roughly from Canal Street south to Park Place, and from the Hudson River east to Broadway.
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[edit] History
TriBeCa was an industrial district, dominated by warehouse structures, that in the last decade has undergone a major revitalization. Many warehouses have been converted to livable residential lofts and new businesses which emerged make the neighborhood much more like a community than an industrial district. Residents like the neighborhood for its vibrancy, as well as for the solitude and harmony achieved by mixed zoning.
After the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, TriBeCa initially suffered financially. However, government grants and incentives provided an infusion of capital and the area rebounded. Amidst the recent real estate boom, Tribeca housing prices outpaced even that of the red-hot Manhattan market as a whole. Forbes Magazine ranked the 10013 zip code in TriBeCa as the 12th most expensive zip code in the United States in 2006.[1]
TriBeCa is now a fashionable residential neighborhood with an affluent population. Many of the streets are lined with boutique shops and high-end restaurants such as Nobu, Chanterelle and Bouley. TriBeCa is also home to the TriBeCa Film Festival. The neighborhood is a frequent filming location for movies, including the 1984 hit movie Ghostbusters, which took place in a TriBeCa firehouse.
[edit] Architecture
TriBeCa is dominated by former industrial buildings that have been converted into residential buildings and lofts. Notable buildings in the neighborhoods include the Powell Building, on Hudson Street, which was designed by Carrere & Hastings and built in 1892.[2] At 73 Worth Street there are a handsome row of neo-Renaissance White Buildings built at the end of the Civil War in 1865.
[edit] Landmarks
[edit] Holland Tunnel
- See main article, Holland Tunnel.
The Holland Tunnel connecting New York to New Jersey has its entrances and exits in the northwest corner of TriBeCa, centered around the intersection of Canal Street and Varick Street.
[edit] Washington Market Park
Washington Market Park, bounded by Greenwich, Chambers, and West Street, is a 1.61 acres park in TriBeCa that is popular with children for its large playground. The park also has a tennis court and community gardens, and hosts many community events.
[edit] Borough of Manhattan Community College
The Borough of Manhattan Community College (BMCC), part of the City University of New York, is located in TriBeCA. The college campus is located between between Chambers Street and North Moore Street, spanning four blocks. BMCC's Fiterman Hall, severely damaged in the September 11, 2001 attacks, is slated to be demolished and rebuilt.[3]
[edit] Stuyvesant High School
Stuyvesant High School, one of New York City's prized Specialized Science High Schools — along with Bronx High School of Science and Brooklyn Technical High School — calls TriBeCa home. The ten-story building is located on Chambers Street on the Hudson River, accessible via a pedestrian bridge over West Street.
[edit] Notable residents
Many celebrities reside in TriBeCa, including Gisele Bündchen, Mariah Carey, Gwyneth Paltrow, Chris Martin, Harvey Keitel, Scarlett Johansson, David Russell, Josh Hartnett, Meryl Streep, M. Night Shyamalan, James Gandolfini, Michael Imperioli, Karolina Kurkova and Robert De Niro (who had a very high profile in the district's revival, such as by establishing the annual TriBeCa Film Festival in 2002). David Letterman has a residence there, as did the late John F. Kennedy, Jr..
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[edit] References
- ^ Most Expensive ZIP Codes 2006, Forbes, accessed November 6, 2006
- ^ Gray, Christopher. "Streetscapes/105 Hudson Street; A TriBeCa Taste of the Young Carrere & Hastings", New York Times, 2000, June 25.
- ^ About BMCC. Borough of Manhattan Community College. Retrieved on 2006-07-13.
[edit] External links
- TriBeCa Neighborhood Profile - About.com
- TriBeCa Film Festival
- TriBeCa Family Festival
- TriBeCa Walking Tour
- TriBeCa - Neighborhood history, dining, shopping, arts and entertainments (maintained by the Tribeca Organization)
- Downtown Express - Weekly, local newspaper of Lower Manhattan
- Forbes on 10013 - Short Forbes description of TriBeCa being an expensive zip code
- The TriBeCa Trib - TriBeCa Trib; neighborhood newspaper in circulation since 1994
- Tribeca in the 1970s - Early photos of the neighborhood
