TriBeCa stands for the Triangle Below Canal (st.), that is an area on the west side of Manhattan, south of Canal St (a main East-West artery). The name was attached after the area had become gentrified (70s?) and had some semblance that required a separate identification to contrast with Chinatown to the East. Does that suffice? =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ed Haupt | | OFFICE (201) 893-4327 Dept. of Psychology | "Kein Bier, | HOME (201) 783-0561 Montclair State College | keine Arbeit." | INTERNET:[log in to unmask] Montclair, NJ 07043 | | njin.net USA | | BITNET:Haupt@njin =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=