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| Square Diner at the corner of Leonard and W. Broadway, Tribeca |
If it just feels like I was in New York, that's because I was. But now I'm back for a conference and work, and in a neighborhood that is new to me. That would be Tribeca, or "the triangle beneath Canal Street." This a sweet neighborhood with few skyscrapers and a friendly vibe.
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| Cornell has come from upstate to downstate. |
It also contains the Cornell medical school (no campus with a lawn, just a building), and
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| There is a reason people take a picture of this fire station. |
the fire station used in Ghostbusters, and my new favorite skyscraper in Manhattan, the "Jenga" building.
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| Not really the "Jenga" building, but that's what everyone calls it. |
I first spied this building when on the 100th floor of the Freedom Tower and immediately fell for it. It is just the right amount of quirky and fun. So I was quite delighted to learn it was up the street from my hotel. But what I didn't know is that it is conjoined with my conference venue, New York Law School (founded 1891, and not be confused with NYU law school.) I ate my dinner across from both, at the Square Diner, that is a decidedly rectangular, that has been serving Tribeca for "more than a hundred years." I had the veggie pot pie while I watched Tribececkers stroll by.
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| Another Tribeca scene, complete with NYPD "smart car." |
