![](http://tribecatrib.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/slideshow/Jail-City council hearing-R.jpg "<p>Left: On White Street, looking east from Broadway, the city's "illustrative building massing" of a 450-foot-high proposed jail tower at 124 and 125 White St. Right: Councilwoman Margaret Chin, who has a key vote on approving the city's four-jail construction plan, listens to city officials. "I really do have a problem with the height," she told them. Photos: Draft Environmental Impact Statement/NYC Dept. of Correction; Carl Glassman/Tribeca Trib (Chin)</p>")
![](http://tribecatrib.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/thumbnail/Tribeca-aerial-R.jpg "<p>It's yet to be seen whether Tribeca the neighborhood will serve as the backdrop for "TriBeCa" the TV show. Photo: Carl Glassman/Tribeca Trib </p>")
![](http://tribecatrib.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/thumbnail2/ball fields-R.jpg "<p>Rendering of "interim" flood protection at the corner of West and Murray Streets, with a 4-foot-high steel plate barrier and decorative surface. Rendering: Battery Park City Authority and STV</p>")
Downtown Tweets
Info Session for Vote on City Charter Changes
DOWNTOWN CALENDAR
09/08/2019 - 10:00am
Cande Aguilar: barrioPOP at 81 Leonard
New artist-run space founded by Nancy Pantirer, and gallery director, Elaine Mitchell is dedicated to promoting artists from underrepresented and marginalized communites.
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09/05/2019 - 8:00pm
Free Outdoor Movies Downtown
Movies will be shown free on Fosun Plaza at 28 Liberty every Thursday night at 8 pm beginning September 5...
09/08/2019 - 10:00am
New York Academy of Art Show
Each year, the New York Academy of Art on Franklin Street selects three outstanding graduates of its MFA...
09/10/2019 - 1:00pm
New Show at Soho Photo
Eight photographers will show their work at Soho Photo's first show of the new season.
Opening reception...
09/12/2019 - 1:00pm
Weekly Pipes at One Begins Thursdays at 1pm
The weekly Pipes at One series showcases leading organists and rising stars from around the country in this...
09/17/2019 - 6:30pm
Talk on Chinese-U.S. Relations
Ezra Vogel and Orville Schell in Conversation: "Is China the Enemy?"
Two leading...