Financial District, Manhattan

[[File:Broad Street in lower Manhattan.JPG|thumb|A view up Broad Street in the Financial District in Manhattan]] [[File:Federal Hall NYC1.jpg|thumb|Federal Hall]] {{Main|Wall Street}} The '''Financial District''' of [[New York City]] (sometimes called '''FiDi''') is a neighborhood on the southernmost section of the [[borough (New York City)|borough]] of [[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 11 attacks]] and is currently being rebuilt. The neighborhood roughly overlaps the boundaries of the [[New Amsterdam]] settlement in the late 17th century and has a residential population of about 56,000. During the day, the population swells to about 300,000.{{Citation needed|date=November 2007}} As a district, it encompasses roughly the area south of [[City Hall Park]] but excluding [[Battery Park (New York)|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 (Manhattan)|Broad Street]], both of which are contained entirely within the district. The northeastern part of the financial district (along [[Fulton Street (Manhattan)|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|Federal Hall National Memorial]], on the site of the first [[United States Capitol|US Capitol]] and the [[inauguration]] of [[George Washington]] as the first [[President of the United States]], is located at the corner of Wall Street and [[Nassau Street (Manhattan)|Nassau Street]]. Previously, the neighborhood was considered to be primarily a destination for daytime traders and office workers from around New York City and the surrounding areas. The neighborhood now has a growing number of full-time residents, with estimates made in 2008 showing that there were approximately 56,000 people living in the area, a jump from the 15 to 20 thousand living there before 2001, with many buildings being converted from office space to apartments and condominiums during the 1990s and 2000s. It also has a growing number of tourist attractions such as the adjacent [[South Street Seaport]] Historic District, [[New York City Police Museum]], and [[Museum of American Finance]]. [[Bowling Green (Manhattan)|Bowling Green]] is the starting point of traditional [[ticker-tape parade]]s on [[Broadway (Manhattan)|Broadway]], where here it is also known as the [[Canyon of Heroes]]. The [[Museum of Jewish Heritage]] and the [[Skyscraper Museum]] are both in adjacent [[Battery Park City]] which is also home to the [[World Financial Center]]. Although the term is sometimes used as a synonym for "[[Wall Street]]", the latter term is often applied [[metonym]]ously to the financial markets as a whole, whereas "the Financial District" implies an actual geographical location. According to City of New York official data, the neighborhood is named ''Wall Street''. == Source == {{Portal|New York City}} * [http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/22/realestate/22cov.html?pagewanted=1 The Financial District Attracts Families] by Vivian S. Toy, ''[[The New York Times]]'', February 20, 2009 {{See also|Economy of New York City}} ==External links== * [http://newyorkphotography.mikkostamm.com/manhattan_financialdistrict.htm Photographs of Financial District] * [http://wikipages.com/index.php/Category:Financial_District Wikipages Financial District], a wiki-based business directory for New York's Financial District. {{coord missing|New York City}} {{manhattan}}