Financial District

The Financial District is a district of Manhattan, New York City. Located on the southernmost part of Manhattan, it is where you find one of the densest concentration of skyscrapers in New York City.

The Financial District's biggest landmark used to be the twin towers of the World Trade Center which were destroyed in the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. Now a new skyscraper, One World Trade Center, has been constructed to replace the fallen buildings.

Federal Hall in the Financial District of Manhattan, New York City
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The Financial District is a very old neighborhood. The area has been settled as far as at the Dutch period, when it was part of the settlement of New Amsterdam. The Financial District covers the area south of City Hall Park, but does not include Battery Park or Battery Park City. The most famous street in this area is Wall Street.

In addition to being the financial nerve center of the country, the Financial District is also historically significant. The Federal Hall National Memorial is located here. This is the site of the first US Capitol. George Washington was inaugurated as the first President of the United States within this building at the corner of Wall Street and Nassau Street.

Despite it being a highly developed part of New York City, the Financial District is more a working neighborhood than a residential one. Few people actually live here. Its overnight population is just around 30,000 people, though those working here is ten times that number.

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Sights in the Financial District

Getting there

There are many subway stations serving the Financial District. They include the Rector St (1, N, R), Wall St (2, 3, 4, 5) Fulton St (2, 3, 4, 5, A, C), Cortlandt St (N, R), Broad St (J), Bowling Green (4, 5), Whitehall St (N, R), South Ferry (1) and World Trade Center (E) stations.

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