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Tribeca ( ), originally written as TriBeCa, is a
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in
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in
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. Its name is a
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of "Triangle Below Canal Street". The "triangle" (more accurately a
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) is bounded by
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,
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,
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, and
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. By the 2010s, a common marketing tactic was to extend Tribeca's southern boundary to either
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or Murray Streets to increase the appeal of property listings. The neighborhood began as farmland, then was a residential neighborhood in the early 19th century, before becoming a mercantile area centered on produce, dry goods, and textiles, and then transitioning to artists and then actors, models, entrepreneurs, and other celebrities. The neighborhood is home to the
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, which was created in response to the
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, to reinvigorate the neighborhood and downtown after the destruction caused by the terrorist attacks. Tribeca is part of Manhattan Community District 1, and its primary ZIP Codes are 10007 and 10013. It is patrolled by the 1st Precinct of the
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.


Name

Tribeca is one of a number of neighborhoods in New York City whose names are
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s or
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, including
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(South of
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),
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(North of Houston Street), Nolita (North of
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),
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(North of
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),
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(Down Under the
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Overpass), and
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, the last of which is actually a collection of neighborhoods (
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, Cobble Hill, and Carroll Gardens). The name "Tribeca" was coined in the early 1970s and originally applied to the narrower area bounded by Broadway and Canal, Lispenard, and Church Streets, which appears to be a triangle on city planning maps. Residents of this area formed the TriBeCa Artists' Co-op in filing legal documents connected to a 1973 zoning dispute. An April 1976 article in ''
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'' described that residents had used such names as "Lo Cal" and "So So" for the neighborhood, and that the City Planning Commission had established the name and that it covered "Canal Street on the north, Barclay Street on the south, West Street, and Broadway on the east". According to a local historian, the name had been misconstrued by the newspaper reporter as applying to a much larger area, which is how it came to be the name of the current neighborhood.


History


Early history

The area now known as Tribeca was farmed by Dutch settlers to
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, prominently Roeleff Jansen (who obtained the land patent, called Dominie's Bouwery, from
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in 1636) and his wife Anneke Jans who later married
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. The land stayed with the family until 1670 when the deed was signed over to Col.
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. In 1674 the Dutch took possession of the area until the English reclaimed the land a year later. In 1674, representing the
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, Governor Andros took possession of the land. Tribeca was later part of the large tract of land given to Trinity Church by Queen Anne in 1705. In 1807, the church built St. John's Chapel on
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and then laid out St. John's Park, bounded by Laight Street, Varick Street, Ericsson Place, and Hudson Street. The church also built
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, a development of brick houses that surrounded the park, which would become the model for
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. The area was among the first residential neighborhoods developed in New York City beyond the city's colonial boundaries, and remained primarily residential until the 1840s. Several streets in the area are named after
Anthony Lispenard Bleecker Anthony Lispenard Bleecker (June 13, 1741 – April 26, 1816) was a banker, merchant and auctioneer, and one of the richest men in New York. He worked as well as a vestryman and churchwarden for Trinity Church in Lower Manhattan. He is the name ...
and the Lispenard family. Beach Street was created in the late 18th century and was the first street on or adjacent to the farm of Anthony Lispenard Bleecker, which was just south of what is now
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; the name of the street is a corruption of the name of Paul Bache, a son-in-law of Anthony Lispenard. Lispenard Street in Tribeca is named for the Lispenard family, and
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in
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was named for Anthony Lispenard Bleecker.


Commercial and industrial development

During the 1840s and then continuing after the
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, shipping in New York City – which then consisted only of
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– shifted in large part from the
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and the area around South Street to the
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, where the longer piers could more easily handle the larger ships which were then coming into use. In addition, the dredging of the sand bars which lay across the entrance to
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from the
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made it easier for ships to navigate to the piers on the Hudson, rather than use the "back door" via the East River to the piers there. Later, the Hudson River piers also received freight via railroad cars ferried across the river from New Jersey. The increased shipping encouraged the expansion of the Washington Market – a wholesale produce market that opened in 1813 as "Bear Market" – from the original market buildings to buildings throughout its neighborhood, taking over houses and warehouses to use for the storage of produce, including butter, cheese, and eggs. In the mid-19th century, the neighborhood was the center of the dry goods and textile industries in the city, and St. John's Park was turned into a freight depot. Later, the area also featured fireworks outlets, pets stores, radios – which were clustered in a district that was displaced by the building of the
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– sporting goods, shoes, and church supplies. By the mid-19th century, the area transformed into a commercial center, with large numbers of store and loft buildings constructed along Broadway in the 1850s and 1860s. Development in the area was further spurred by
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construction, namely the extension of the
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(today's ), which opened for service in 1918, and the accompanying extension of Seventh Avenue and the widening of
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during subway construction in 1914, both of resulted in better access to the area for vehicles and for subway riders. The area was also served by the
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, an elevated train line on
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demolished in 1940. After the construction of the
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from 1920 to 1927 and the transition of freight shipping from ships and railroads to trucks, the truck traffic generated by the market and other businesses caused considerable congestion in the area. This provoked the building between 1929 and 1951 of the Miller Highway, an elevated roadway that came to be called the
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, the purpose of which was to handle through automobile traffic, which thus did not have to deal with the truck congestion at street level. Because of a policy of "deferred maintenance", the elevated structure began to fall apart in the late 1960s and early 1970s, and the highway was shut down in 1973. The roadway project planned to replace it, called Westway, was fought by neighborhood activists, and was eventually killed by environmental concerns. Instead, West Street was rebuilt to handle through traffic.


Redevelopment

By the 1960s, Tribeca's industrial base had all but vanished, and the produce market moved to Hunts Point in
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in the 1960s. The city put an urban renewal plan into effect, which involved the demolition of many old buildings, with the intent of building high-rise residential towers, office buildings, and schools. Some of these were constructed, including Independence Plaza in 1975 on Washington Street, the
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in 1980, and Washington Market Park in 1981. Some warehouse buildings were converted to residential use, and lofts began to be utilized by artists, who lived and worked in their spaces, a model which had been pioneered in nearby
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. 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, then known as Washington Market or the Lower West Side, sought to gain similar zoning status for their neighborhood. One of the neighborhood groups called themselves the "Triangle Below Canal Block Association", and, as activists had done in SoHo, shortened the group's name to the Tribeca Block Association. The Tribeca name came to be applied to the area south of Canal Street, between Broadway and West Street, extending south to – as variously defined – Chambers, Vesey, or Murray Street.Gold, Joyce "Tribeca" in , p.1333 In 1996, the Tribeca Open Artist Studio Tour was founded as a non-profit, artist-run organization with the mission to empower the working artists of Tribeca while providing an educational opportunity for the public. For 15 years, the annual free walking tour through artist studios in Tribeca has allowed people to get a unique glimpse into the lives of Tribeca's best creative talent. Tribeca suffered both physically and financially after the
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, but government grants and incentives helped the area rebound fairly quickly. The
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was established to help contribute to the long-term recovery of lower Manhattan after 9/11. The festival also celebrates New York City as a major filmmaking center. 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." Tribeca is a popular filming location for movies and television shows. By the early 21st century, Tribeca became one of Manhattan's most fashionable and desirable neighborhoods, well known for its celebrity residents. Its streets teem with art galleries, boutique shops, restaurants, and bars. In 2006, ''
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'' magazine ranked its 10013 zip code as New York City's most expensive (however, the adjacent, low-income neighborhood of
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, also uses the 10013 zip code). Tribeca was the safest neighborhood in New York City, according to NYPD and
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statistics. In the 2010s, several skyscrapers were completed, including 30 Park Place (containing the
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), 56 Leonard Street, and
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.


Demographics

For census purposes, the New York City government classifies Tribeca as part of a larger neighborhood tabulation area called SoHo-TriBeCa-Civic Center-Little Italy. Based on data from the 2010 United States Census, the population of SoHo-TriBeCa-Civic Center-Little Italy was 42,742, a change of 5,985 (14%) from the 36,757 counted in
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. Covering an area of , the neighborhood had a population density of . The racial makeup of the neighborhood was 66.1% (28,250)
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, 2.2% (934)
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, 0.1% (30) Native American, 22.2% (9,478) Asian, 0% (11)
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, 0.4% (171) from other races, and 2.6% (1,098) from two or more races.
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or Latino of any race were 6.5% (2,770) of the population.Table PL-P3A NTA: Total Population by Mutually Exclusive Race and Hispanic Origin – New York City Neighborhood Tabulation Areas*, 2010
, Population Division –
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Department of City Planning, March 29, 2011. Accessed June 14, 2016.
The entirety of Community District 1, which comprises Tribeca and other Lower Manhattan neighborhoods, had 63,383 inhabitants as of
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's Community Health Profile, with an average life expectancy of 85.8 years. This is higher than the median life expectancy of 81.2 for all New York City neighborhoods. Most inhabitants are young to middle-aged adults: half (50%) are between the ages of 25–44, while 14% are between 0–17, and 18% between 45–64. The ratio of college-aged and elderly residents was lower, at 11% and 7%, respectively. the median
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in Community Districts 1 and 2 was $144,878. In 2018, an estimated 9% of Tribeca and Lower Manhattan residents lived in poverty, compared to 14% in all of Manhattan and 20% in all of New York City. One in twenty-five residents (4%) were unemployed, compared to 7% in Manhattan and 9% in New York City. Rent burden, or the percentage of residents who have difficulty paying their rent, is 38% in Tribeca and Lower Manhattan, compared to the boroughwide and citywide rates of 45% and 51%, respectively. Based on this calculation, Tribeca and Lower Manhattan are considered high-income relative to the rest of the city and not
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.


Places

Tribeca is dominated by former industrial buildings that have been converted into residential buildings and
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s, similar to those of the neighboring
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. In the 19th and early 20th centuries, the neighborhood was a center of the textile/cotton trade. Notable buildings in the neighborhoods include the historic neo-Renaissance Textile Building, designed by
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and built in 1901, and the Powell Building, a
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on Hudson Street, which was designed by
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and built in 1892. Other notable buildings include the
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building at 140 West Street, between Vesey and Barclay, with its Mayan-inspired Art Deco motif, and the former
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at 6 Harrison Street. During the late 1960s and 1970s, 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. Jim 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. *
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, an
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building, is the former site of the AT&T Long Lines division. *
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, an office building near the northwestern corner of Tribeca, is the headquarters of the corporate and investment banking arm of financial services corporation
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. *
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(BMCC) is part of the
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. The college campus is located between Chambers Street and N. Moore Street, spanning four blocks. BMCC's Fiterman Hall, severely damaged in the September 11, 2001, attacks, was demolished and has been rebuilt. *
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connecting New York to
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has its entrances and exits in the northwest corner of Tribeca, centered around St. John's Park. * Hook & Ladder Company No. 8, a still-in-use firehouse at
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, was the site of the filming of the ''
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'' movies. Memorabilia from the movies is displayed inside. Another film, '' Hitch'', with
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, also filmed a short but notable scene at the firehouse. *
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, a waterside park on the
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, it extends from
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south to
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. It runs through the Manhattan neighborhoods of
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, Battery Park City, TriBeCa,
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, Gansevoort Market (The
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), Chelsea, Midtown West, Hudson Yards, and
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(Clinton). It is a joint
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and New York City collaboration and is a park, the biggest in Manhattan after
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. The park arose as part of the
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replacement project in the wake of the abandoned Westway plan. * Kitchen, Montross & Wilcox Store, a landmarked building in Tribeca, was built in 1861. *
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, a private, independent educational institution, is located on Canal Street. *
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, a private, graduate art school that focuses on technical training and critical discourse. *
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, a private, independent law school, was founded in 1891, and has been located in several buildings in Tribeca since 1962, principally along Worth Street between Church Street and West Broadway. * Nutopian Embassy, Located at 1 White Street (at the corner of White Street and West Broadway), this townhouse was the embassy location of John Lennon and Yoko Ono's conceptual country of Nutopia. It was built sometime between 1805 and 1825 and has been used as both a townhouse residence as well as a cafe space. The building in its entirety is now being used as a restaurant. *
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, one of the nine
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, is located at 345 Chambers Street in nearby
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. The Tribeca Bridge was built to assure the safety of the students who need to get across
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to get to the building. *
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, a landmarked building in Tribeca, was built between 1923 and 1927. It was converted into condominiums in 2016. * Washington Market Park, bounded by Greenwich, Chambers, and
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Streets, is a park that is popular with children for its large
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. The park also has
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s and hosts community events.


Historic districts

Four
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-designated four historic districts within Tribeca in 1991 and 1992, as well as an extension of one in 2002: * Tribeca Westdesignated * Tribeca Eastdesignated * Tribeca Northdesignated * Tribeca Southdesignated * Tribeca South Extensiondesignated


Police and crime

Tribeca and Lower Manhattan are patrolled by the 1st Precinct of the
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, located at 16 Ericsson Place. The 1st Precinct ranked 63rd safest out of 69 patrol areas for per-capita crime in 2010. Though the number of crimes is low compared to other NYPD precincts, the residential population is also much lower. with a non-fatal assault rate of 24 per 100,000 people, Tribeca and Lower Manhattan's rate of
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s per capita is less than that of the city as a whole. The incarceration rate of 152 per 100,000 people is lower than that of the city as a whole. The 1st Precinct has a lower crime rate than in the 1990s, with crimes across all categories having decreased by 86.3% between 1990 and 2018. The precinct reported 1 murder, 23 rapes, 80 robberies, 61 felony assaults, 85 burglaries, 1,085 grand larcenies, and 21 grand larcenies auto in 2018.


Fire safety

Tribeca is served by two
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(FDNY) fire stations. Engine Company 7/Ladder Company 1/Battalion 1 is located at 100 Duane Street while Ladder Company 8, which appears in the ''
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'' films, is located at 14 North Moore Street.


Health

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s and births to teenage mothers are less common in Tribeca and Lower Manhattan than in other places citywide. In Tribeca and Lower Manhattan, there were 77 preterm births per 1,000 live births (compared to 87 per 1,000 citywide), and 2.2 births to teenage mothers per 1,000 live births (compared to 19.3 per 1,000 citywide), though the teenage birth rate is based on a small sample size. Tribeca and Lower Manhattan have a low population of residents who are Health insurance coverage in the United States, uninsured. In 2018, this population of uninsured residents was estimated to be 4%, less than the citywide rate of 12%, though this was based on a small sample size. The concentration of particulates, fine particulate matter, the deadliest type of air pollution, air pollutant, in Tribeca and Lower Manhattan is , more than the city average. Sixteen percent of Tribeca and Lower Manhattan residents are Smoking, smokers, which is more than the city average of 14% of residents being smokers. In Tribeca and Lower Manhattan, 4% of residents are Obesity, obese, 3% are Diabetes mellitus, diabetic, and 15% have hypertension, high blood pressure, the lowest rates in the city—compared to the citywide averages of 24%, 11%, and 28% respectively. In addition, 5% of children are obese, the lowest rate in the city, compared to the citywide average of 20%. Ninety-six percent of residents eat some fruits and vegetables every day, which is more than the city's average of 87%. In 2018, 88% of residents described their health as "good," "very good", or "excellent", more than the city's average of 78%. For every supermarket in Tribeca and Lower Manhattan, there are 6 convenience store, bodegas. The nearest major hospital is Lower Manhattan Hospital, NewYork-Presbyterian Lower Manhattan Hospital in the Civic Center area.


Post offices and ZIP Codes

Tribeca is located within two primary ZIP Codes. Most of the neighborhood is covered by 10013, but the southernmost blocks are located in 10007, and the Jacob K. Javits Federal Building is located in 10278. The United States Postal Service operates two post offices near Tribeca: the Federal Plaza Station at 26 Federal Plaza and the United States Post Office (Canal Street Station), Canal Street Station at 350 Canal Street.


Education

Tribeca and Lower Manhattan generally have a higher rate of college-educated residents than the rest of the city The vast majority of residents age 25 and older (84%) have a college education or higher, while 4% have less than a high school education and 12% are high school graduates or have some college education. By contrast, 64% of Manhattan residents and 43% of city residents have a college education or higher. The percentage of Tribeca and Lower Manhattan students excelling in math rose from 61% in 2000 to 80% in 2011, and reading achievement increased from 66% to 68% during the same time period. Tribeca and Lower Manhattan's rate of elementary school student absenteeism is lower than the rest of New York City. In Tribeca and Lower Manhattan, 6% of elementary school students missed twenty or more days per school year, less than the citywide average of 20%. Additionally, 96% of high school students in Tribeca and Lower Manhattan graduate on time, more than the citywide average of 75%.


Schools

The New York City Department of Education operates the following public schools nearby: * PS 150 (grades PK-5) * PS 234 Independence School (grades K-5)


Libraries

The New York Public Library (NYPL) operates two branches nearby. The New Amsterdam branch is located at 9 Murray Street near Broadway. It was established on the ground floor of an office building in 1989. The Battery Park City#Library, Battery Park City branch is located at 175 North End Avenue near Murray Street. Completed in 2010, the two-story branch is NYPL's first Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, LEED-certified branch.


Notable people

* Edward Albee (1928–2016), playwright * Laurie Anderson (born 1947), avant-garde artist, composer, musician, and film director * Arman (1928–2005), artist * Karole Armitage (born 1954), dancer and choreographer * Robert Ashley (1930–2014), composer * Bill Barrett (artist), Bill Barrett (born 1934), sculptor, painter, and jeweler * Paul Bettany (born 1971), actor * Kate Betts (born 1964), fashion journalist * Beyoncé (born 1981), singer, songwriter, record producer, and dancerStaff
"In the News: Inside Beyoncé and Jay Z's Apartment"
, ''Tribeca Citizen'', November 26, 2014. Accessed April 30, 2017. "Internet mavens have identified two artworks in the video for Beyoncé's new single 7/11, which was filmed inside the Tribeca apartment the R&B superstar shares with her husband."
* Jessica Biel (born 1982), actress * Robert Bingham (writer), Robert Bingham (1966–1999), writer * Ross Bleckner (born 1949), artist * Eric Bogosian (born 1953), actor, playwright, monologuist, novelist, and historian * Edward Burns (born 1968), actor and filmmaker * Mariah Carey (born 1969), singer, songwriter, record producer, and actress * Jennifer Connelly (born 1970), actress * Daniel Craig (born 1968), actor * Billy Crystal (born 1948), actor, comedian, and filmmaker * Kid Cudi (born 1984), rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer, actor, and fashion designer * Robert De Niro (born 1943), actor * Carroll Dunham (born 1949), painter * Lena Dunham (born 1986), writer, director, actress, and producer * Elvis Duran (born 1964), radio personality * Kyle Eastwood (born 1968), jazz bassist and film composer * The Edge (born 1961), musician, singer, and songwriter * Fredrik Eklund (born 1977), real estate broker, former IT entrepreneur, reality TV star, and author * Mark Epstein (born 1953), author and psychotherapist * Marisol Escobar (1930–2016), sculptor * Kat Foster (born 1978), actress * Bethenny Frankel (born 1970), businesswoman, TV personality, entrepreneur, and author * Marián Gáborík (born 1982), former professional ice hockey player * Dave Gahan (born 1962), singer and songwriter * James Gandolfini (1961–2013), actor * Sarah Michelle Gellar (born 1977), actress * Heather Graham (born 1970), actress * Red Grooms (born 1937), multimedia artist * Don Gummer (born 1946), sculptor * Savannah Guthrie (born 1971), broadcast journalist and attorney * Richard Handler (born 1961), businessman * Mariska Hargitay (born 1964), actress, director, producer, and philanthropist * Josh Hartnett (born 1978), actor and producer * James Havard (1937–2020), painter and sculptor * Peter Hermann (actor), Peter Hermann (born 1967), actor, producer, and writer * Grace Hightower (born 1955), philanthropist, socialite, actress, and singer * Bob Holman (born 1948), poet and poetry activist * Paz de la Huerta (born 1984), actress and model * Chanel Iman (born 1990), model * Michael Imperioli (born 1966), actor, writer, and musician * Jay-Z (born 1969), rapper, record producer, and entrepreneur * Richard Jefferson (born 1980), former professional basketball player and sports analyst * Derek Jeter (born 1974), former professional baseball player, businessman, and baseball executive * Mimi Johnson, arts administrator * Harvey Keitel (born 1939), actor * Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy (1966–1999), publicist and wife of John F. Kennedy Jr. * John F. Kennedy Jr. (1960–1999), attorney, journalist, and magazine publisher * Daniel Kessler (guitarist), Daniel Kessler (born 1974), musician * Karolina Kurkova (born 1984), model and actress * Ronnie Landfield (born 1947), abstract painter * Jodi Long (born 1954), actress * Adrian Lyne (1941), director, writer, and producer * Neal Marshad (born 1952), producer, director, cinematographer, advertising executive, internet strategist, and designer * Chris Martin (born 1977), singer-songwriter and musician * Danny Masterson (born 1976), actor * Mike McCready (music entrepreneur), Mike McCready (born 1968), music entrepreneur * Shane McMahon (born 1970), businessman and professional wrestler * Debra Messing (born 1968), actress * Taylor Momsen (born 1993), singer, songwriter, model, and former actress * Toni Morrison (1931–2019), novelist * Sean Murray (actor), Sean Murray (born 1977), actor * Casey Neistat (born 1981), YouTube personality, filmmaker, and vlogger * Petra Němcová (born 1979), model, TV host, and philanthropist * Gwyneth Paltrow (born 1972), actress and businesswoman * Richard Parsons (businessman), Richard Parsons (born 1948), business executive * Jean Passanante (born 1953), TV screenwriter * Mizuo Peck (born 1977), actress * Mike Piazza (born 1968), former professional baseball player * Amy Poehler (born 1971), comedian, actress, writer, producer, and director * Jane Pratt (born 1962), magazine editor and publisher * Rammellzee (1960–2010), visual artist, gothic futurist "graffiti writer", painter, performance artist, art theoretician, sculptor, and hip hop musician * Norman Reedus (born 1969), actor * Lou Reed (1942–2013), musician, songwriter, and poet * Roger Rees (1944–2015), actor and director * Steve Reich (born 1936), composer * Brad Richards (born 1980), former professional ice hockey player * Kelly Ripa (born 1970), actress and talk show host * David O. Russell (born 1958), filmmaker * Juan Samuel (born 1960), former professional baseball player * Richard Serra (1938–2024), artist * John Shaw (painter), John Shaw (1948–2019), painter and printmaker * Jake Shears (born 1978), singer and songwriter * Arlene Shechet (born 1951), artist * Duncan Sheik (born 1969), singer-songwriter and composer * M. Night Shyamalan (born 1970), filmmaker and actor * Laurie Simmons (born 1949), artist, photographer, and filmmaker * Gary Sinise (born 1955), actor, humanitarian, and musician * Shane Smith (journalist), Shane Smith (born 1969), journalist and media executive * Laurie Spiegel (born 1945), composer * George Steel (musician), George Steel, musician * Alexis Stewart (born 1965), TV host and radio personality * Jon Stewart (born 1962), comedian, political commentator, actor, director, and TV host * Michael Stipe (born 1960), singer-songwriter and artist * Dominique Strauss-Kahn (born 1949), economist and politician * Meryl Streep (born 1949), actress * Taylor Swift (born 1989), singer-songwriter * Bob Telson (born 1949), composer, songwriter, and pianist * Uma Thurman (born 1970), actress and former model * Justin Timberlake (born 1981), singer, songwriter, and actor * Christy Turlington (born 1969), model and humanitarian * Richard Tuttle (born 1941), postminimalist artist * Neil deGrasse Tyson (born 1958), astrophysicist, author, and science communicator * Mo Vaughn (born 1967), former professional baseball player * Cecilia Vicuña (born 1948), poet and artist * Lauren Weisberger (born 1977), novelist and author * Jack Whitten (1939–2018), painter and sculptor * Kate Winslet (born 1975), actress * Dean Winters (born 1964), actor * Warner Wolf (born 1937), TV and radio sports broadcaster * Christopher Woodrow (born 1977), entrepreneur, financier, and movie producer * La Monte Young (born 1935), composer, musician, and performance artist Robert De Niro and Jane Rosenthal had high profiles in the district's revival when they co-produced the dramatic television anthology series ''TriBeCa (TV series), TriBeCa'' in 1993 and co-founded the annual
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in 2002. De Niro also claimed ownership of all domain names incorporating the text "Tribeca" for domain names with any content related to film festivals. In particular, he had a dispute with the owner of the website tribeca.net.


In popular culture

Although ''Wizards of Waverly Place'' includes a fictional "Tribeca Prep", exterior shots were filmed at P.S. 40 on 20th Street (Manhattan), East 20th Street, between First Avenue (Manhattan), First Avenue and Second Avenue (Manhattan), Second Avenue in midtown
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. In addition, a fictional "Tribeca High School" appears in the ''Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'' episode "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (season 16)#Episodes, Granting Immunity." Local radio station ''WHTZ's'' studio is located here. In the third book of the ''Witches of East End'' series, ''Winds of Salem'', the Oracle, an almighty god from Asgard, lives in Tribeca. The Subaru Tribeca, which went into production in 2005, and was discontinued being sold in the United States in 2012, was an automobile named after the neighborhood.


See also

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Notes


References


External links

Community groups and organizations
Tribeca Film Festival

Tribeca Trust
– a community organization working on historic preservation and public spaces Images and memories
Tribeca in the 1970s
– Early photos of the neighborhood
Tribeca through history
– ''Requiem For A Living City: Notes On A Home In Tribeca'' Neighborhood guides
tribeca.org
– Neighborhood history, dining, shopping, arts and entertainments (maintained by the Tribeca Organization)



– About.com
Tribeca Open Artist Studio Tour (TOAST)

Tribeca Art Night


News and blogs
The Tribeca Trib
– neighborhood newspaper in circulation since 1994
Tribecan
– Daily online magazine dedicated exclusively to Tribeca
Battery Park Blog
– Covering Battery Park City, the Financial District, and Tribeca

– Local news throughout Battery Park City, Tribeca, South Street Seaport, and the Financial District
Downtown Express
– Weekly, local newspaper of Lower Manhattan
The Tribeca Citizen
– Online local newspaper covering Tribeca, Battery Park City, the Financial District, and east of Broadway {{DEFAULTSORT:Tribeca Tribeca, Economy of New York City Neighborhoods in Manhattan Warehouse districts of the United States