No more than ten minutes away is a collection of stores including Lot-Less, Target, and Barnes & Noble. There are also countless places to eat from: the usual trio of McDonald’s, Subway, and Starbucks, which are all within a few blocks from each other, or the food carts (such as Rafiqi’s) that litter the streets. On the same blocks as the fast food restaurants, we have Suzettes Crepes, three different Chinese buffets, Macaron Cafe, and Kung Fu Tea. Despite trying new foods as often as possible in the past three years that I've been here, I have yet to experience all the food Tribeca has to offer. On top of the variety of food available, there is also so much to do around here. You can shop at Soho (where it isn’t a big deal to run into celebrities like Cole Sprouse) or a make a run to Zara in the middle of the afternoon to buy a new blouse for an interview after school. You can also walk across the Brooklyn Bridge, visit the Irish Hunger Memorial, or study at the Poet’s House. If that’s not enough, you can use one of the many trains to go explore other neighborhoods that have just as much to offer.
This variety that is prominent outside every doorstep in New York City is what keeps me on my toes. I have spent all seventeen years of my life here and I could spend another seventeen without getting bored. If I stayed in the city for the remainder of my life, I doubt this city would ever run out of new experiences to offer me. Here, I can experience a little bit of