The 9th Annual “Tribeca Film Festival” begins with “Shrek Forever After” in 3-D on April 21st, and ends with Morgan Spurlock’s, “Freakonomics”, and James Franco’s “Saturday Night”, on May1st and 2nd, with many terrific films from a variety of different genre’s and nationalities, in between.  www.tribecafilm.com  “Here comes the neighborhood.”  Some restaurants in Tribeca:

“Locanda Verde”, “Tribeca Grill”, “Mr. Chow’s”, “Nobu”, “Nobu Next Door”, “Cercle Rouge”, “Blaue Gans”, “Megu”, “Dylan Prime”, “Corton”, “Landmarc, “City Hall Restaurant”,  “Ninja”,  “Matsugen”, “Bouley Upstairs”,  “Wolfgang’s Steakhouse”, “Bubble Lounge”, and “Dylan Prime”.

 Many downtown newcomers: 

 "TriBeCafe” 276 Church Street between Franklin and White.

“Kenmare” 98 Kenmare Street between Mulberry and Centre Streets“Franklin Café Tavola Calda”, 222 West Broadway at White Street“Pulino’s” 282 Bowery and East Houston“Project Sandwich”, Thompson between Prince/Spring“Tartinery” 209 Mulberry/Spring“Bee Desserts” 94 Greenwich Ave Between Jane St. and West 12th St.“The Collective” One Little West 12th St Between Gansevoort and Little W. 12th St.“Red Betty’s” 64 East First Street between 1stand 2nd Avenues

“Lizzaran” 45 Mercer Street between Broome and Grand Streets

“Hirai Mong” 12 St. Marks Place between 2nd/3rdAve“1834 Bar and Burger” 62 Pearl Street between Broad/William“Satay Junction” 28 Greenwich Ave between Charles and West 10

“Terry” 60 West 23rd between 5th/6thAve.

“Ovest Pizzoteca” 513 West 27th between 10th/11th“Eastern Alley” 6 Clinton Street at Houston“Polar” in Hotel Marcel 201 East 24th St at 3rdAve.“V Bar St. Marks” 132 First Ave/St. Marks”“Colicchio and Sons” 85 Tenth Ave @ 15th St.“Meatball Shop” 84 Stanton Street between Allen/Orchard“Bistro De La Gare” 626 Hudson Street near Jane St.“Faustina” Cooper Square Hotel between 5th/6thSt“Mole” 57 Jane St/Hudson“Atlas Café” 37 Clinton St at Stanton St“Lea” 188 Allen Street between Houston/Stanton“Led Zeppole” 328 East 14th St between 1st/2ndAve“Betel” 51 Grove Street/Bleeker“Le Da Nang” 75 Second Ave between Fourth/Fifth St