Financial District
The southern tip of Manhattan is the financial hub of the city. The Financial District extends from the Hudson River/East River and is bounded by Battery Park on the south and Fulton Street on the north. Broadway runs uptown-downtown and right through the Financial District's center. The neighborhood's main thoroughfare is Wall Street, which runs east and west.
Financial District - Places to See and Things to Do
Battery Park, Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island
The southern tip and one mile off the tip of Manhattan
Ferries run a loop from Battery Park to Liberty Island to Ellis Island out of piers at Battery Park.
Ground Zero, the World Trade Center Memorial
The corner of Liberty and West Streets
The New York Stock Exchange
18 Broad Street, between Wall Street and Exchange Place
Trinity Church
(one of the earliest existing churches in New York City)
Broadway at Wall St
Federal Reserve Bank of New York
(a share of the world's gold reserves housed here; tours available)
33 Liberty Place between Nassau and William Streets
South Street Seaport
Bounded by Fulton Street on the south, Dover Street on the north, Pearl Street on the west and the East River on the east.
South Street Seaport - Places to See and Things to Do
The Fulton Fish Market (wholesale fish market)
End of Fulton Street at the South Street Seaport
Pier 17 of South Street Seaport (shopping mall)
Chinatown
The largest Asian community in the USA outside of San Francisco. Bounded by Worth Street on the south, Canal Street on the north, Broadway on the west and the Bowery on the east.
Chinatown - Places to See and Things to Do
Seven Chinese newspapers
Over 300 garment factories
Great Chinese Food
Mott and Mulberry Street, the Bowery and Canal Street
Little Italy
Mainly located on Mulberry Street, east of SoHo and west of the Lower East Side.
Little Italy - Places to See and Things to Do
Supertrendy NoLita (north of Little Italy) and NoHo (north of Houston Street) are short on sights but offer plenty of unique designer goods and trendy eats.
TriBeCa
Triangle below Canal Street, known as TriBeCa, is bounded by Canal Street on the north, the Hudson River on the west, Vesey Street on the south and E. Broadway on the east. Mostly residential, but offers lots of hip bars and expensive restaurants.
TriBeCa - Places to See and Things to Do
TriBeCa Grill (owned by Robert DeNiro)
375 Greenwich Street
SoHo
The district south of Houston Street (say "HOW-ston"), known as SoHo, lies between TriBeCa and Greenwich Village. SoHo is bounded by Crosby Street on the east, Sullivan on the west and Canal Street on the south. New Yorkers go for its art galleries and shopping.
SoHo - Places to See and Things to Do
Scoop
Broadway
Louis Vuitton
Greene Street
Anna Sui
Greene Street
Prada
Prince and Broadway
Betsey Johnson
Wooster Street
Todd Oldham
Wooster Street
Greenwich Village
Known as "The Village" and pronounced "Gren-itch," Greenwich Village is located west of Broadway, between Houston and 14th Street. Between Broadway and Sixth Ave, the streets are organized in a grid, but west of Sixth Avenue, are a twisted tangle. Although rent is no longer cheap, the Village is still a mecca for the rebellious and intellectual. Highlights include Washington Square Park and the neighborhood's jazz clubs.
Greenwich Village - Places to See and Things to Do
New York University/NYU (country's largest private university)
Washington Square Park
White Horse Tavern (Poet Dylan Thomas lived above this tavern)
567 Hudson Street
Chumley's (former speakeasy and center of Greenwich Village literary movement)
86 Bedford Street
East Village (provided the setting for the hit musical, Rent)
Section east of Broadway and north of E Houston Street
St Marks Place (ethnic eateries, street-level shops, sidewalk vendors selling trinkets of all kinds, music and tattoo shops)
Between Cooper Square East and Avenue A |
