Tribeca, NY

About Tribeca

• • Robert De Niro co-founded the Tribeca Film Festival.
• • The Harrison Street Houses, early examples of Federal architecture, originated here.
• • Warehouses for goods arriving at the Hudson River put Tribeca on the map.
• • Tribeca's 19th-century warehouses had oversized elevators for efficient cargo transport.
• • The Great Fire of 1776 destroyed much of early Tribeca's infrastructure.
• • "Triangle Below Canal Street" (TriBeCa) was coined in the 1970s.
• • Around 40,000 people live in Tribeca, making it densely populated.
• • Tribeca's average elevation is 39 feet above sea level, relatively flat land.
• • Many Tribeca residents work in finance, media, and creative industries.
• • Walking Tribeca's cobblestone streets feels sophisticated and artistic.
• • The New York Knicks play at Madison Square Garden, a quick subway ride away.
• • The 1970 NBA Finals Knicks-Lakers series had several memorable moments.

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