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Hudson Street in TriBeCa.
Hudson Street in TriBeCa. Hudson Street is a north/south oriented street in the New York City borough of Manhattan.

Tribeca is a neighborhood in lower Manhattan, New York in the United States. A neighbourhood or neighborhood (see spelling differences) is a geographically localised Community within a larger City, Town or Lower Manhattan (or downtown Manhattan) is the southernmost part of the island of Manhattan, the main island and center of business and government of the New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The name is a syllabic abbreviation of "Triangle Below Canal Street. For the HTML tag see HTML element. An abbreviation (from Latin brevis "short" " It runs roughly from Canal Street south to Chambers Street, and from the Hudson River east to Broadway. Canal Street is a major street in New York City, crossing lower Manhattan to join New Jersey in the west (via the Holland Tunnel Chambers Street is a bi-directional (two way street in the Manhattan borough of New York City. The Hudson River, called Muh-he-kun-ne-tuk, the Great Mohegan by the Iroquois, or as the Lenape Native Americans called it in Unami Broadway, as the name implies is a wide avenue in New York City. TriBeCa, once an industrial district dominated by warehouses, has undergone a major revitalization. A warehouse is a commercial Building for Storage of Goods. Warehouses are used by Manufacturers Importers Exporters Warehouses were converted into loft apartments and new businesses emerged, making it into a mixed zoning neighborhood. Loft mainly refers to two different types of rooms It typically refers to an upper story or Attic in a Building, directly under the Roof Zoning is a term used in Urban planning for a system of land-use Regulation in various parts of the world including North America the United Kingdom

After the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, TriBeCa 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 those of the highly popular Manhattan market as a whole. Tribeca has become one of the most trendy residential neighborhoods in the city. Forbes magazine ranked the 10013 zip code in TriBeCa as the 12th most expensive zip code in the United States in 2006. Forbes is an American Publishing and media company Its flagship publication Forbes magazine is published bi-weekly [1]

The neighborhood is also home to the Tribeca Film Festival, founded to celebrate New York City as a major filmmaking center and to contribute to the long-term recovery of lower Manhattan. The TriBeCa Film Festival was founded in 2002 by Jane Rosenthal and Robert De Niro in a response to the September 11 2001 attacks on the World Trade The mission of the film festival is "to enable the international film community and the general public to experience the power of film by redefining the film festival experience. " The neighborhood is a frequent filming location for movies, most notably, the 1984 hit Ghostbusters. Zuul redirects here For the videogame see Zool. Ghostbusters (titled on-screen as Ghost Busters) is

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Demographics

Historical populations
Census Pop.  %±
1950 782
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1960 382 -51. 2%
1970 370 -3. 1%
1980 5,949 1507. 8%
1990 8,386 41. 0%
2000 10,395 24. 0%

As of the 2000 census, there were 10,395 people residing in TriBeCa. The population density was 31,467 people per square mile (12,149/km²). The racial makeup of the neighborhood was 82. 34% White, 7. 96% Asian, 0. 03% Pacific Islander, 4. 89% African American, 0. 10% Native American, 1. 66% from other races, and 3. 02% from two or more races. 6. 34% of the population were Hispanic of any race. 18. 2% of the population was foreign born, 41. 3% came from Europe, 30. 1% from Asia, 11. 1% from Latin America, 10. 2% from North America and 7. 3% from other.

Architecture

TriBeCa is dominated by former industrial buildings that have been converted into residential buildings and lofts, similar to those of the neighboring SoHo Cast Iron Historic District. Loft mainly refers to two different types of rooms It typically refers to an upper story or Attic in a Building, directly under the Roof SoHo Cast Iron Historic District is a Historic district that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places and declared a National Historic Landmark In the nineteenth and early twentieth, the neighborhood was a center of the textile/cotton trade.

Powell Building
Powell Building

Notable buildings in the neighborhoods include the Powell Building, on Hudson Street, which was designed by Carrère and Hastings and built in 1892. Hudson Street is a north/south oriented street in the New York City borough of Manhattan. Carrère and Hastings, the firm of John Merven Carrère ( November 9, 1858 – March 1, 1911) and Thomas Hastings ( March 11 [2] At 73 Worth Street there is a handsome row of neo-Renaissance White Buildings built at the end of the Civil War in 1865. Worth Street is a bi-directional street in the Manhattan borough of New York City. Other notable buildings include the New York Telephone Company building at 140 West Street with its Mayan-inspired Art Deco motif, and the former New York Mercantile Exchange at 6 Harrison Street. The New York Telephone Company (NYTel was organized in 1896, taking over the New York City operations of the American Bell Telephone Company. The New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX is the World 's largest physical Commodity Futures exchange, located in New York City.

During the 1960's and '70s, abandoned, and inexpensive TriBeCa lofts became hot-spot residences for young artists and their families because of the seclusion of lower Manhattan and the vast living space. James Stratton, a TriBeCa resident since this period, wrote the 1977 nonfiction book entitled "Pioneering in the Urban Wilderness," detailing his experiences renovating lower Manhattan warehouses into residences.

Many people mistakenly attributed the name TriBeCa, the acronym for Triangle Below Canal, to the “triangular-shaped neighborhood”. However, the neighborhood resembles an irregular trapezoid. TriBeCa’s etymology is more site-specific.

In the early 1970s, a couple of years after artists in SoHo were able to legalize their live/work situation, artist and resident organizations in the area to the south, known then as Washington Market or simply the Lower West Side, sought to gain similar zoning status for their neighborhood. This article is about an area of Manhattan, New York City. For the area in London UK see Soho. A group of Lispenard Street artist/residents living on the block directly south of Canal Street between Church Street and Broadway, joined the effort. Just as the members of the SoHo Artists Association coined "SoHo" after looking at a City Planning map which marked the area as So. Houston’ and shortened that to SoHo, these Lispenard Street residents likewise employed a City Planning map to describe their block.

Since that block below Canal is wide on the Church Street side but narrows towards the Broadway end, it appears as a triangle on City maps. The Lispenard residents decided to name their group the Triangle Below Canal Block Association, and, as activists had done in SoHo, shortened the group’s name to the TriBeCa Block Association.

A reporter covering the zoning story for the New York Times came across the block association’s submission to City Planning and mistakenly assumed that the name TriBeCa referred to the entire neighborhood, not just one block. Once the paper began referring to the neighborhood as TriBeCa, it stuck.

Landmarks

Holland Tunnel
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. The Holland Tunnel is a highway Tunnel under the Hudson River connecting the island of Manhattan in New York City with Jersey The Holland Tunnel is a highway Tunnel under the Hudson River connecting the island of Manhattan in New York City with Jersey New Jersey ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. Varick Street runs north-south in the Manhattan borough of New York City.

Washington Market Park
Washington Market Park
Washington Market Park

Washington Market Park, bounded by Greenwich, Chambers, and West Streets, is a 1. Chambers Street is a bi-directional (two way street in the Manhattan borough of New York City. The West Side Highway (officially the Joe DiMaggio Highway, formerly the Miller Highway or West Side Elevated Highway) is a mostly-surface section of 61-acre park in TriBeCa that is popular with children for its large playground. A playground or play area is an area designed for Children to play, indoors or outdoors The park also has a community gardens and hosts many community events. A community garden is a piece of land gardened by a group of people

Borough of Manhattan Community College

The Borough of Manhattan Community College (BMCC), part of the City University of New York, is located in TriBeCA. Founded in 1963, Borough of Manhattan Community College, or BMCC is one of six two-year colleges within the City University of New York (CUNY system The City University of New York (CUNY Acronym ˈkjuːni is the public University system of New York City. The college campus is located 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]

Stuyvesant High School

Stuyvesant High School, one of New York City's prized Specialized Science High Schools, calls TriBeCa home. Stuyvesant High School ( IPA: /ˈstаɪvɛsənt/ commonly referred to as Stuy ( IPA: /ˈstаɪ/ is a New York City Public high school The ten-story building is located on Chambers Street on the Hudson River, accessible via The Tribeca Bridge, a pedestrian bridge, over West Street. Stuyvesant is noted as being one of the best schools in the country.

PS 234

Public School 234 is the zoned elementary school for TriBeCa. Located at the corner of Chambers Street and Greenwich Street, it is considered one of the best public elementary schools in New York City for its exceptional test scores, teachers, curriculum and building.

Tribeca Park, West Broadway
Tribeca Park, West Broadway

Business

A large number of Citigroup employees work in Tribeca at 388 Greenwich Street near the northwestern corner of Tribeca. West Broadway is the name of two north-south streets in the New York City borough of Manhattan. 388 Greenwich Street, originally called the Shearson Lehman Plaza, and more recently the Travelers Building, is a Skyscraper located at 388 Greenwich St

Notable residents

Robert De Niro and Jane Rosenthal had high profiles in the district's revival when they co-produced the dramatic television anthology series TriBeCa in 1993 and co-founded the annual TriBeCa Film Festival in 2002. Edward Franklin Albee III ( "AWL-bee" born March 12 1928 is a three time Pulitzer Prize winning American playwright known for works including Gisele Caroline Bündchen (born July 20 1980 is a Brazilian model. This article is about the actor-director born in 1968 for other people with the same name see Edward Burns (disambiguation. David Howell Evans (born 8 August 1961 in Barking, East London) more widely known by his Moniker The Edge, is a Musician known best James J Gandolfini Jr (born September 18, 1961) is a Golden Globe, three-time Emmy and five-time Screen Actors Guild Award -winning Sarah Michelle Prinze, (born April 14 1977 better known by her birth name of Sarah Michelle Gellar, is an American actress. Heather Joan Graham (born January 29, 1970) is an American film and television actress. Joshua Daniel Hartnett (born July 21, 1978) is an American Actor. Daniel Alexander Kessler (born September 25, 1974 in London, England) is the Guitarist and Backup vocalist Mariska Magdolna Hargitay (born January 23 1964 is a Golden Globe - and Emmy Award - winning American actress best known for her role as Det Peter Hermann (born 15 August 1967) is an American actor and writer Paz de la Huerta (born September 3, 1984) is an American actress model and filmmaker based in New York's TriBeCa neighborhood James Michael Imperioli (born March 26, 1966) commonly known as Michael Imperioli, is an Emmy -winning and Golden Globe Award Shawn Corey Carter (born December 4 1969 better known as Jay-Z, is an American Rapper and former CEO of Def Jam Recordings and Roc-A-Fella Richard Allen Jefferson (born June 21 1980 is a 6 ft 7 in (201 m American professional Basketball player Scarlett I Johansson (born November 22 1984 is an actress and Singer, of dual American and Danish citizenship Harvey Keitel (born 13 May 1939 is an Academy Award -nominated American actor Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy ( January 7 1966 &ndash July 16 1999) née Carolyn Jeanne Bessette, was the wife of John F John Fitzgerald Kennedy Jr (November 25 1960 – July 16 1999 often referred to as John F Karolína Isela Kurková (born February 28, 1984) is a Czech model, best known as one of the Victoria's Secret Angels David Michael Letterman (born April 12, 1947) is an American late-night Talk show host and Comedian and the host since 1993 Christopher Anthony John Martin (born 2 March 1977 is the English lead Singer-songwriter, Pianist, and occasional rhythm Guitarist of the Sean Murray is the name of several persons Sean Murray (Irish republican Sean Murray (actor Sean Murray (artist and Taylor Michel Momsen (born July 26 1993) is an American child actress and model. born in Tokyo on February 18 1933 is a Japanese Artist and Musician. Gwyneth Kate Paltrow (born September 27 1972 is an Academy Award - Golden Globe - and double Screen Actors Guild Award -winning American Amy Meredith Poehler (born September 16 1971 is an American Comedian and Actress. Zac Posen (born 24 October 1980) is an American Fashion designer. David Russell may refer to David Abel Russell (1780-1861 US Representative from New York David Allen Russell (1820-1864 United Juan Milton Samuel (born December 9, 1960 in San Pedro de Macorís, Dominican Republic) is a baseball coach and a former Second Manoj Nelliyattu Shyamalan (ˈʃaməˈlan ( Malayalam: മനോജ് നെല്ലിയട്ടു ശ്യാമളന്‍ Tamil: மனோஜ் நெல்லியட்டு Jon Stewart (born Jonathan Stuart Leibowitz; November 28 1962 is an American Comedian, Satirist, Actor, Writer, and Mary Louise "Meryl" Streep (born June 22, 1949) is an award-winning American Actress who has worked in Theatre, Christy Nicole Turlington (born January 2, 1969) is an American fashion model best known for representing Calvin Klein fragrances Kate Elizabeth Winslet (born 5 October 1975 is a five-time Academy Award -nominated Golden Globe -nominated Emmy Award -nominated La Monte Thornton Young (born October 14 1935) is an American Composer and musician Jake Shears (born Jason Sellards, 3 October 1978, Arizona) is the male lead Vocalist for the American music group Robert Mario De Niro Jr (born August 17 1943 is a two-time Academy Award -winning American Film Actor, director and producer Jane Rosenthal (born 21 September 1956) is an American Film producer. Drama is the specific mode of Fiction represented in Performance. Television ( TV) is a widely used Telecommunication medium for sending ( Broadcasting) and receiving moving Images, either monochromatic An anthology series is a radio or television series that has a different story and a different set of characters in every episode TriBeCa was a Television Drama Anthology series created by David J The TriBeCa Film Festival was founded in 2002 by Jane Rosenthal and Robert De Niro in a response to the September 11 2001 attacks on the World Trade See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. De Niro also claimed ownership of all domain names incorporating the text "Tribeca" for domain names with any content related to film festivals. TriBeCa is a Neighborhood in Lower Manhattan, New York in the United States. In particular, he had a dispute with the owner of the website http://tribeca.net[8][9].

References

  1. ^ Most Expensive ZIP Codes 2006, Forbes, accessed November 6, 2006
  2. ^ Gray, Christopher. Forbes is an American Publishing and media company Its flagship publication Forbes magazine is published bi-weekly Events 355 - Roman Emperor Constantius II promotes his cousin Julian to the rank of Caesar, entrusting him with Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. "Streetscapes/105 Hudson Street; A TriBeCa Taste of the Young Carrere & Hastings", New York Times, 2000, June 25.  
  3. ^ About BMCC. Borough of Manhattan Community College. Retrieved on 2006-07-13. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1174 - William I of Scotland, a key rebel in the Revolt of 1173-1174, is captured at Alnwick by forces loyal to
  4. ^ U2's Edge Settles into $4.3 Million Tribeca Penthouse bergproperties. com. Retrieved June 17, 2007
  5. ^ Stars toast Tribeca artists at Chanel fete usatoday. com. Retrieved June 18, 2007
  6. ^ The Return of Canastel's nymag. com. Retrieved June 19, 2007
  7. ^ House of Stewart forbes. com. Retrieved June 17, 2007
  8. ^ Erik Davis. "Robert De Niro: Raging Bully?", 2 Jan 2007.  
  9. ^ "I am Tribeca, De Niro claims", 31 Dec 2006.  

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Dictionary

TriBeCa

-proper noun

  1. A region of lower-west Manhattan; the Triangle Below Canal Street.
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