staple street

"People don't know where Staple Street is." Or so says the developer of 5 Harrison when asked why he chose a Harrison address instead of a Staple street address. Staple street, in Tribeca, stretches for only 2 blocks. It's a narrow street running north-south going from Duane, to Jay, to Harrison. In this photo, the camera is pointing north toward Harrison.

I happen to like pedestrian bridges between buildings, and I liked the feel of the street so I stopped to take some photos. The sun was going down so the street was a little dark. A google search brings up this new york times article. Read on if you're interested in learning a bit of it's history.