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Harrison Street
ThisraregroupofFederaltownhouses,builtbetween1796and1828,didnotexistas
a row until 1975, when the houses were moved to this site to be saved from the urb-
an renewal that razed much of the area. At the end of the block (No. 6) is the former
NewYorkMercantileExchange,aQueenAnnebuildingdatingfrom1884andinuse
until 1977 when the Exchange moved to the
World Financial Center
.
White Street
Thebestexampleofcast-ironarchitectureinTriBeCaisasamplingofseveralstyles.
No. 2 has Federal features and a gambrel roof; Nos. 8-10, designed by Henry Fern-
bach in 1869, sport Tuscan columns and arches and use the Neo-Renaissance device
of building shorter upper stories to give an illusion of height. There is a complete
changeofpaceatNo.38,whichhousesneonartistRudiStern'sgallery,LetThereBe
Neon.
TriBeCa Film Center
A turn-of-the-century coffee warehouse has been converted into office space for
the film and entertainment industry. The guiding spirit was Robert De Niro, whose
TriBeCa Productions was founded in 1988. Miramax has set up offices here and the
building is also home to the TriBeCa Grill, owned by De Niro and restaurateur Drew
Nieporent. The restaurant has managed to maintain its appeal for more than two
decades.
• 375 Greenwich St
A Stroll Around SoHo and TriBeCa
Morning
TheBleeckerStreetsubwaystopisagoodstartingpointtoexploreSoho'sshopsandgalleries.Galler-
ies worth a visit are
•
Peter Blum
• 99 Wooster St
;
•
Spencer Brownstone
• 39 Wooster St
and
•
David Beitzel
• 102 Prince St
.
Greene Street
hasanumberofinterestingboutiques,suchasMoss,
Helmut Lang, Paul Smith, and Kirna Zabête.
