Overview
- The dinner, which took place Monday, June 8, projected the New York Knicks playoff game on screens throughout the dining room and distributed team‑themed items as the event shifted into a watch party.
- Robert De Niro gave a toast to festival co‑founder Jane Rosenthal to mark the Tribeca Film Festival’s 25th anniversary and the room also played video messages from celebrities including Leonardo DiCaprio, Spike Lee, and Bradley Cooper.
- A long list of high‑profile guests attended and wore recent Chanel designs by Matthieu Blazy, with photographed attendees including Teyana Taylor, Keke Palmer, Ayo Edebiri, Sarah Pidgeon, Sofia Coppola, and Julia Louis‑Dreyfus.
- The dinner served as a soft reopening moment for the reworked Tribeca Grill, which closed in March 2025 and is slated for a public revival under Major Food Group with Robert De Niro and Ira Drukier in 2027.
- The event illustrated a crossover trend where fashion events use live sports and celebrity spectacle to amplify publicity and connect brand presentations to wider city cultural moments.