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Essentials about the Financial District in brief

Manhattan has always been closely connected with finance and is still one of the most important financial centers in the world. Thus, the Financial District is logically one of the best known and most visited parts of the city. Some of the most important American financial institutions have their headquarters here, first and foremost of course the New York Stock Exchange.

The location of the Financial District

The Financial District is located at the southern tip of Manhattan, where European settlement of the island began in the early 17th century. It is roughly the size of New Amsterdam, the first Dutch settlement on Manhattan, and stretches from City Hall Park in the north to The Battery in the south. Often, the Finanical District is equated with Wall Street. While the 600-meter-long street is the undisputed center of the Financial District, its geographic extent is much larger.

One of the main reasons to visit the Financial District is the site of the former World Trade Center, which was almost completely destroyed in the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. Today, the successor building One World Trade Center and the National September 11 Memorial and Museum are two of New York City’s most famous buildings and attractions.

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Getting there

By public transport:

Subway lines A, C, J, Z, 2, 3, 4 and 5: Stop Fulton St

Subway lines 2, 3, 4 and 5: Stop Wall St

Subway line R: Stop Cortlandt St

Subway lines R and 1: Stop Rector St

Subway lines J and Z: Stop Broad St

By car:

The Financial District has a large number of parking garages.