In the 1960s and ’70s, artists colonized the former industrial wasteland known as Tribeca, New York—or the triangle below Canal Street. These days, Tribeca’s more affordable apartments have been replaced by six-figure lofts, occupied by the rich and famous like film star Robert De Niro, a founder of the Tribeca Film Center as well as the legendary Tribeca Film Festival. De Niro is the celebrity most closely associated with the neighborhood, but the area has much more to offer including some of the city’s best restaurants, cute first-date spots, bars and stores.
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