Explore Manhattan’s Tribeca, from neighborhood favorites to unique curated events. Start with the best-known things to do, then check out "What's happening" for upcoming limited events in Tribeca.
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Tell the booksellers at Mysterious Book Shop a crime writer you enjoy, and they can help you find your next mystery. The staff read across mystery and true crime, while the stock ranges from new hardcovers and paperbacks to used books, signed first editions and rare collectibles. Espionage has a place here too, alongside a substantial interest in Sherlock Holmes.
Gunbae puts beef, chicken and pork on the grill at your table, a short distance from the bookshop on Murray Street. You can build dinner around marinated boneless short rib, thin slices of brisket or thick-cut pork belly. The HanSang sharing combination brings meats together with soft tofu stew, dumplings, banchan and an egg pot, plus lettuce and ssamjang for making wraps.
For an outdoor afternoon with children or friends, Pier 25 at Hudson River Park has activities you can join as well as water to look out over. Its seasonal 18-hole miniature golf course sits alongside sand volleyball courts and a turf field. Children have a playground with climbing structures and water-play features; a snack bar adds a food stop on the pier.
Just north of the games, Pier 26 at Hudson River Park brings you through habitats associated with Manhattan before development. Woodland gives way to coastal grassland and maritime scrub, then a rocky tidal zone and the Hudson itself. Indigenous planting changes the texture of the walk as you move outward, from trees and grasses toward the exposed river.
Roxy Cinema New York gives independent filmmakers, foreign cinema and rare classics space on its screen. You can also find cult films and documentaries in its programming, making it an inland alternative to the waterfront stops. The cinema occupies the cellar of the Roxy Hotel on Sixth Avenue, with 118 seats in an Art Deco setting.
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7 things worth doing in the next 7 days · Friday, October 16th – Thursday, October 22nd
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| Event | Date | Where | Hours |
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| Explore Six Decades of Bound Manuscripts from Award-Winning Poet Pierre Joris | Sat, Oct 17 | 10 River Terrace, at Murray St., Financial District, Manhattan, 10282Tribeca · Manhattan | 6pm |
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| Event | Date | Where | Hours |
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 Creative Writing Session | Mon, Oct 19 | 175 North End Avenue, off of Murray St, Battery Park City, Manhattan, 10282Tribeca · Manhattan | 10:30am |
 Explore Memorial Museum and Reconnect with History | Mon, Oct 19 | 180 Greenwich Street, between Vesey and Liberty Streets, Lower Manhattan, Manhattan, 10007Tribeca · Manhattan | 5:30pm |
No events listed for Tuesday, October 20 yet.
| Event | Date | Where | Hours |
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| Korean Poetry in Translation Reading & Discussion with Award-Winning Writers | Wed, Oct 21 | 10 River Terrace, at Murray St., Financial District, Manhattan, 10282Tribeca · Manhattan | 6:30pm |
 New York City Hall Guided Tour | Wed, Oct 21 | New York City HallTribeca · Manhattan | 12pm |
| Event | Date | Where | Hours |
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 Sawyer Avenue, Sunday Afternoon (2026): Political Documentary (+ FIlmmaker Discussion) | Thu, Oct 22 | 7 E. 7th St., between Third and Fourth Avenues, NoHo, Manhattan, 10003Tribeca · Manhattan | 6:30pm |
 The Snow Woman (1968): Japanese Fantasy Horror Film | Thu, Oct 22 | 6 River TerraceTribeca · Manhattan | 6:30pm |
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See six decades of bound manuscripts by poet Pierre Joris at Poets House.
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You can explore the museum’s historical and memorial exhibitions, which bring together artifacts from 9/11 and stories of loss and recovery.
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Author and poet Jon Curley leads a beginner-friendly writing session with feedback from fellow writers.
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You can tour New York City Hall, which still houses its original governmental functions.
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You can hear Korean poetry in translation at a reading and discussion with writers.
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A sculptor's promise to keep a murderous snow spirit secret is tested when a mysterious woman arrives seeking shelter.
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Bill Morrison’s documentary follows a Chicago immigration arrest, followed by a discussion with the filmmaker, journalists and an NYCLU strategist.
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You either rent bikes and ride off on your own or take a guided tour, from two locations — 56 W 56th St for Central Park and 79 Chambers St for the Brooklyn Bridge.
4.9★ from 2,793 Google reviews
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A 2.5-acre pier in Tribeca built around native ecology.
4.7★ from 1,806 Google reviews
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A Korean barbecue restaurant where you grill beef, chicken and pork cuts at your own table.
4.6★ from 1,576 Google reviews
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A jazz room and cocktail bar in the cellar of the Roxy Hotel, done in a Paris style.
4.1★ from 1,256 Google reviews
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At 985 feet this is the longest pier in Hudson River Park, and there's enough on it to fill an afternoon: Manhattan's only 18-hole miniature golf course, a children's playground with water features and climbing structures, sand volleyball courts, a turf field and a skatepark.
4.7★ from 1,137 Google reviews
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This is the oldest and largest excavated burial site in North America for free and enslaved Africans, and a visit splits between the outdoor memorial and the indoor visitor center.
4.7★ from 816 Google reviews
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An indoor projection exhibition on the Italian Renaissance, where paintings and sculptures by Leonardo da Vinci, Raphael and Michelangelo are scanned, animated and projected around you across the walls, with spatial sound and a narrator guiding the sequence.
4.5★ from 625 Google reviews
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A private sailing charter out of Lower Manhattan on a classic sailboat with a captain aboard, passing the Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island, Freedom Tower and Governors Island.
5★ from 512 Google reviews
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Mini golf is the anchor, but the pier holds a whole afternoon: a playground with swings, water features and climbing structures, beach volleyball courts, board games, and seating areas out along a pier that runs a thousand feet past the shoreline.
4.5★ from 486 Google reviews
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You book a specific two-hour painting session and everyone in the group paints that evening's picture — the schedule names each one, from "Sunset on the Pier" to "Minion Madness" and "Pokemon".
4.7★ from 443 Google reviews
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You board a small private motorboat with a licensed captain and cruise the Upper Harbor, passing the Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island, the Brooklyn Bridge, the Manhattan skyline and the Freedom Tower.
5★ from 401 Google reviews
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A rental counter at 125 Church Street near the Brooklyn Bridge where you pick up bikes and ride off on your own, or join a guided tour.
4.9★ from 335 Google reviews
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Free kayaking on the Hudson in the protected embayment just north of Pier 26.
4.8★ from 280 Google reviews
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Private boat charters that head out onto the water for skyline views.
5★ from 197 Google reviews
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Treatments here cover massage, reflexology and facials, with the approach adapted to the individual and higher-end products used.
4.9★ from 121 Google reviews
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A public library branch with artwork on display, computers to use and charging points for devices.
4.2★ from 119 Google reviews
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A small studio built around trampoline-based classes, mixing strength work with rhythm-led movement.
5★ from 107 Google reviews
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4.9★ from 93 Google reviews
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Galli stages fairytales as full productions for families — Cinderella, Rapunzel, The Three Little Pigs, Little Red Riding Hood, The Little Mermaid, Sleeping Beauty, Hansel & Gretel, The Snow Queen, Aladdin and The Princess and the Pea all run in rotation, with Puss in Boots listed next.
4.6★ from 87 Google reviews
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A spa set inside a Japanese barn that is around 200 years old.
4.4★ from 81 Google reviews
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A roomy comedy club with an upscale feel, where stand-up comes with a full Italian menu.
4.1★ from 72 Google reviews
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You eat a plated dinner while a murder mystery plays out around your table, and you are meant to solve it.
4.6★ from 71 Google reviews
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A private sailing charter that leaves from Pier 25 in Manhattan and takes your group past the Statue of Liberty and under the Brooklyn Bridge, timed to be out on the water as the sun sets over the skyline.
4.8★ from 63 Google reviews
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A graduate-only art school in Tribeca, granting an MFA and a post-baccalaureate certificate, with teaching built around technical skill and critical discussion.
4.6★ from 49 Google reviews
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A drop-in craft studio where the staff set up the project and clean up after it.
4.9★ from 18 Google reviews
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For brunch, the choice is between American breakfast plates and pancakes or an Italian-leaning menu with ricotta, eggs, and pastries.
The Roxy Hotel has two different music settings: a cellar jazz club and a bar where performers accompany drinks or a meal.
Norr Cohan and Bortolami give you three gallery spaces to visit along Walker Street.
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