Broad Street is a north–south street in the Financial District of Lower Manhattan in New York City. Originally the Broad Canal in New Amsterdam, it stretches from today's South Street to Wall Street.
The New York Stock Exchange Building (right) at Broad and Wall Streets
Heere Gracht (later Broad Street) and Fish Bridge in New Amsterdam, 1659
Old Dutch house on Broad Street, 1831
Explosion of a warehouse on Broad Street during the Great New York City Fire of 1845, July 19, 1845
Financial District, Manhattan
The Financial District of Lower Manhattan, also known as FiDi, is a neighborhood located on the southern tip of Manhattan in New York City. It is bounded by the West Side Highway on the west, Chambers Street and City Hall Park on the north, Brooklyn Bridge on the northeast, the East River to the southeast, and South Ferry and the Battery on the south.
The Financial District of Lower Manhattan, including Wall Street, is the world's principal financial and fintech center.
Street grid as seen from the air in 2009
The Chamber of Commerce Building at 65 Liberty Street, one of many historical buildings in the district
The original World Trade Center in March 2001