The Financial District of New York City (sometimes called FiDi) is a neighborhood on the southernmost section of the boroughof Manhattan which comprises the offices and headquarters of many of the city’s major financial institutions, including the New York Stock Exchange and the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. The World Trade Center existed in the neighborhood until the September 11th attacks and is currently being rebuilt.
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. The northeastern part of the financial district (along Fulton Street and John Street) was known in the early 20th century as the Insurance District, due to the large number of insurance companies who were either headquartered there, or maintained their New York offices there. Federal Hall National Memorial, on the site of the first US Capitol and the inauguration of George Washington as the firstPresident of the United States, is located at the corner of Wall Street and Nassau Street.
You can get to the Financial District by taking the 4 or 5 subway line to the Wall Street station. It’s definitely worth the trip!
