TriBeCa
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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 TriBeCa is a neighborhood in Manhattan. The name stands for the "Triangle Below Canal Street." It runs roughly from Canal Street south to Park Place, and from the Hudson River east to Broadway.
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.
TriBeCa is now a fashionable residential neighborhood with an affluent population. Many of the streets are lined with shops, art galleries, bars, and restaurants. TriBeCa is home to the TriBeCa Film Festival. The neighborhood has also been a filming location for movies, including the 1984 hit movie Ghostbusters which took place in a TriBeCa firehouse.
Many celebrities reside in TriBeCa, including Mariah Carey, SNL's Amy Poehler, Edward Albee, Heather Graham, and Robert DeNiro (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..
After the September 11, 2001 attacks, TriBeCa suffered financially. |
External links
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* TriBeCa Neighborhood Profile - About.com
* 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
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