A view up Broad Street in the Financial District in Manhattan

Federal Hall

The Financial District is the neighborhood in New York City on the southernmost section of the island of Manhattan which comprises the offices and headquarters of many of the city's major financial institutions, including the New York Stock Exchange. Broad Street in lower Manhattan © 2004 Matthew Trump File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Broad Street in lower Manhattan © 2004 Matthew Trump File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Midtown Manhattan, looking north from the Empire State Building, 2005 New York City (officially named the City of New York) is the most populous city in the United States, and is at the center of international finance, politics, entertainment, and culture. ... Manhattan is an island bordering the lower Hudson River. ... New York Stock Exchange (June 2003) The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) is the second largest stock exchange in the world. ...

As a district, it encompasses roughly the area south of City Hall Park but excluding Battery Park and Battery Park City. The heart of the Financial District is often considered to be the corner of Wall Street and Broad Street, both of which are contained entirely within the district. This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Battery Park City is a 90 acre (0. ... For other uses, see Wall Street (disambiguation). ... Broad Street is one of two places in the United Kingdom, either: Broad Street, Birmingham Broad Street station, a closed station in London Broad Street is a 15-mile long road through Richmond, Virginia. ...

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Although becoming more residential, as evidenced by more apartments within the district itself, as well as several hotels, the neighborhood is considered to be primarily a destination for daytime traders and office workers from around New York City and the surrounding areas.[1]

Although the term is sometimes considered to be synomomous with "Wall Street", the latter term is usually taken to imply the financial markets as a whole, whereas the Financial District implies an actual geographical location. For other uses, see Wall Street (disambiguation). ...

The neighborhood is roughly coterminous with the boundaries of the New Amsterdam settlement in the late 17th century. A few surviving examples of Dutch colonial architecture amidst the skyscrapers can be found along southern Pearl Street. Dutch Revival buildings from the early 20th century on Pearl Street in lower Manhattan recall the Dutch origins of the city. ... (16th century - 17th century - 18th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 17th century was that century which lasted from 1601-1700. ...