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- Broad Street is where all the top financial firms are located; ie. Goldman Sachs, Standard & Poor 500, and the NYSE just to name a few.
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- The entire building is barricaded by metal gates to prevent unauthorized people from getting inside the trade floor. All employees must show their work badges to the police officer in order to get in.
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- Typically there are police officers stationed at specific corners. However, from time to time, there are police cars patrolling around the area to maintain a sense of safety and security.
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- The property space of Manhattan is so precious that buildings are one after another which no space in between the buildings.
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- One of the oldest and largest private banks in the United States.
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- The cab parks right outside the headquarter of Deutsche Bank waiting for a high ranked executive to come out.
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- People who work on Wall Street and lives around Wall Street will often walk or bike to work.
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- One of the popular/convenient watch stores located on Broad Street for high incomed people.
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- Typical after work shopping for Wall Streeters
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- Wall Streeters work hard and play hard.
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- An intriguing stand at the fair selling spices by the bottle.
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- Tourists gather around the iconic Merill Lynch bull and pose to have their pictures taken.
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- Tourists gather around the Patriotic Human Statue to take pictures with him and afterwards, tips him.
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- Tourist, Anthony from Nevada, poses with a Boa Constrictor
FiDi, the acronym for the Financial District, is Manhattan’s most exciting neighborhood. It is home to Wall Street and the New York Stock Exchange and is bordered by Fulton Street, to the north, Broadway to the west and the East River to the south and east.
The thriving downtown residential population has an expanding base of the highest-paid employees in America, and an increase in tourism to 8.1 million tourists annually (which ranks FiDi as second only to Times Square) have generated a surge in retail demand. As a result, a growing number of restaurants, high-end retailers and service businesses are opening up locations in FiDi.
Around Broad and Wall Street, the “Madison Avenue” of downtown Manhattan have recent openings of high end retailers such as Tiffany & Company, Hermes, Canali, Tumi, BMW, and Thomas Pink. In addition to the opening of Gristede’s, restaurants like Bobby Van’s, Cipriani, Haru and outdoor cafes are rapidly expanding. As residential and office populations continue to increase, additional retailers and restaurateurs are expected to open businesses to capitalize on FiDi’s further growth.
With restaurants, nightlife, and luxury retail stores all flocking to the area, FiDi is now a lively 24/7 community and the fastest growing residential area in New York City.
Nice shot! i like the guy with the snake, its a really good action shot, and shows that the neighborhood is lively. Like how the image is focused on the guy with the snake and back is blurry…good job
I like the snake guy — adds quirkiness and it’s very well composed. Also, it’s good to see you including the tourists — the financial district is full of them and it’s important to include. It’s also a good direction to get some of the police and security presence. A great start so far.
I like that when you photograph the architecture (outside of buildings themselves) it is done is black and white or sephia tone. It gives it a serious feel. Following that with vibrant colorful images of the other “outside” in the area allows us to see the lighter, more lively side of things.