Tribeca is a hip and trendy neighborhood on the lower West Side of Manhattan. Its name stands for “Triangle Below Canal Street.” Many of TriBeCa’s historic commercial buildings have been converted into upscale residential lofts, studios, and other retail spaces. Its industrial vibe and cobblestone streets have attracted many celebrities, artists, and creative professionals.

Robert De Niro—a Tribeca resident—and two fellow philanthropists launched the Tribeca Film Festival to help revitalize the neighborhood in the aftermath of 9/11. Today, nearly two decades later, this 12-day festival has become one of the premiere theatrical mega-events in the world, attracting hundreds of people in person and millions online. Here are some of the other things you won’t want to miss when visiting.

The Mysterious BookShop

This curious bookstore specializes in all manner of mystery, crime, espionage, and detective stories—including an impressive Sherlock Holmes collection. There are also many rare titles and other collectibles to back up its claim to be one of the oldest mystery book shops in America.

Poets House

Poets House is dedicated to honoring, exhibiting, and celebrating this most precious art form. Located in a picturesque spot over the Hudson River, Poets House offers an extensive library, readings, workshops, classes, showcases, conversations, and many other programs that keep poetry alive and relevant. Their annual Poetry Walk across the Brooklyn Bridge is quite popular, offering a lively and thoughtful way to experience New York City through the works of some of the most brilliant poets throughout history.

One World Trade Center

The Woolworth Building 

This neo-gothic building was designed by the famous architect Cass Gilbert. Frank W. Woolworth, the millionaire owner of the famous department store, commissioned the building. It was completed in 1913. It was the tallest building in the world until 1930, when the Empire State Building was completed. While the building is not currently offering public tours,  you can still see the stunning exterior architecture. This building was placed on the National Historic Landmark registry in 1966. 

Phillip Williams Posters

This is a “salon style gallery” featuring the largest personal collection of posters that span centuries and the globe. Over 100,000 posters from Mr. Williams’ collection are on display here, along with paintings, sculptures, rare advertising memorabilia, lithographic plates, and other types of visual art.

Shake Rattle & Roll Pianos

For a unique, raucous, and thoroughly entertaining evening, the Dueling Pianos show at Shake Rattle & Roll Pianos cannot be beaten. Billed as a “concert, comedy show, and cabaret -all rolled into one!” this show features dueling artists playing songs from all genres—whatever the audience requests.  

Battery Park

At the southern tip of Manhattan lies a 25-acre stretch of land known as the Battery, or Battery Park. This is one of the oldest parks in Manhattan. It was originally the hunting and fishing lands of the Lenape. The Dutch settled there in the 1600s, ultimately forcing the Lenape out. To protect their settlement from seaward attack by the English, the Dutch erected artillery batteries pointing out over the New York Harbor. The English, however, took control of Manhattan, only to lose it after the Revolutionary War. Today, Battery Park and Battery Park City offer historical, cultural, and natural attractions to millions of visitors each year.

One of the best ways to enjoy Battery Park is to just walk it. There is a large, paved esplanade hugging the shore, with beautiful trees and gardens, monuments, and other statues, and the best view is of the Statue of Liberty to the south and Freedom Tower to the north. There are many more things to see and do. Here are just a couple:

Castle Clinton National Monument

This grand fort was originally built during tense relations with the British in the early 1800s. Over the years, it served as an opera hall and theater, an immigrant processing center, and is now one of the most visited National Park Service sites in America.

Irish Hunger Memorial. In the nearby Battery Park City section, the Irish Hunger Memorial was dedicated in 2002. This unique ½ acre park memorializes and brings awareness to the Great Irish Famine, during which a million Irish people died of starvation in less than ten years. This beautiful space was designed to look like an Irish landscape. It features vegetation, stones, and earth from all the counties of Ireland. It features an authentic 19th-century stone cottage, a stone wall, flowers, plants, and Irish landscaping. A short history of the Great Irish Famine is featured on Kilkenny limestone.

Museum of Jewish Heritage 

This moving museum stands as a living memorial to ensure the horrors of the holocaust are never forgotten. The museum has a collection of over 30,000 items that range from diaries and memoirs to textiles, personal items, and musical instruments. It also has a collection of Nazi rhetoric and propaganda. The museum’s archives include 3,800 meticulously gathered audio and video testimonies from Holocaust rescuers, liberators, military members, and survivors.  

The Marmara Park Avenue: a Must-Stay

From our building’s storied past to our Midtown location, chic style, unique brand of hospitality, and fabulous amenities, the Marmara Park Avenue is New York—inside and out. As a boutique luxury hotel, we like to spoil our guests with elegance, hospitality, and comfort. Our hope is that in a city of must-sees, our guests will classify the Marmara Park Avenue as a must-stay in this storied metropolis.

Book your stay at the Marmara Park Avenue and be centrally located to explore the Bronx and other boroughs of New York City.