Wall Street

Extracted Attributes

• Length

  Eight blocks (just under 2,000 feet)

• Location

  Financial District, Lower Manhattan, New York City, New York, 10005, United States

• Metonym for

  Financial District

• Key Institution

  Insurance companies

• Notable Building

  40 Wall Street (once world's tallest building)

• Historical Landmark

  Federal Hall

• Transportation Access

  Ferry terminals

• Global Economic Impact

  Worldwide

• Historical Name (Dutch)

  de Waalstraat

Timeline

• During the Dutch settlement of New Amsterdam, the street was known as 'Het Cingel' or 'de Waalstraat'. (Source: Summary)

  17th Century

• An actual city wall was constructed on the street. (Source: Summary)

  1653-01-01

• The actual city wall on the street was removed. (Source: Summary)

  1699-12-31

• The location served as a slave market and a securities trading site. (Source: Summary)

  18th Century

• New York's city hall (later Federal Hall) was located on Wall Street. (Source: Summary)

  1703-01-01

• Businesses began to dominate the area, solidifying Wall Street as the center of New York's financial industry. (Source: Summary)

  Early 19th Century

• Several early skyscrapers, including 40 Wall Street (once the world's tallest building), were constructed. (Source: Summary)

  20th Century

• Massive volatility on Wall Street caused by the chaotic rollout of aggressive new tariffs in a fictional second term of President Donald Trump. (Source: Document 05453b87-b9e0-4767-bcda-e58ffd23332e)

  Fictional Event

Wall Street

Wall Street is a street in the Financial District of Lower Manhattan in New York City. It runs eight city blocks between Broadway in the west and South Street and the East River in the east with a length of just under 2,000 feet. The term "Wall Street" has become a metonym for the financial markets of the United States as a whole, the American financial services industry, New York–based financial interests, or the Financial District. Anchored by Wall Street, New York has been described as the world's principal fintech and financial center. The street was originally known in Dutch as Het Cingel ("the Belt") when it was part of New Amsterdam during the 17th century. An actual city wall existed on the street from 1653 to 1699. During the 18th century, the location served as a slave market and securities trading site, and from 1703 onward, the location of New York's city hall, which became Federal Hall. In the early 19th century, both residences and businesses occupied the area, but increasingly the latter predominated, and New York's financial industry became centered on Wall Street. During the 20th century, several early skyscrapers were built on Wall Street, including 40 Wall Street, once the world's tallest building. The street is near multiple subway stations and ferry terminals. The Wall Street area is home to the New York Stock Exchange, the world's largest stock exchange by total market capitalization, as well as the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, and commercial banks and insurance companies. Several other stock and commodity exchanges have also been located in Lower Manhattan near Wall Street, including the New York Mercantile Exchange and other commodity futures exchanges, along with the NYSE American. Many brokerage firms owned offices nearby to support the business they did on the exchanges. The economic impacts of Wall Street activities extend worldwide.

Web Search Results

• How To Experience the New York Stock Exchange

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• Wall Street | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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• Instance Of

  Q4167410

Wall Street is an eight-block-long street in the Financial District of Lower Manhattan in New York City. It runs between Broadway in the west to South Street and the East River in the east. The term "Wall Street" has become a metonym for the financial markets of the United States as a whole, the American financial services industry, New York–based financial interests, or the Financial District itself. Anchored by Wall Street, New York has been described as the world's principal financial center. Wall Street was originally known in Dutch as "de Waalstraat" when it was part of New Amsterdam in the 17th century, though the origins of the name vary. An actual wall existed on the street from 1685 to 1699. During the 17th century, Wall Street was a slave trading marketplace and a securities trading site, and from the early eighteenth century (1703) the location of Federal Hall, New York's first city hall. In the early 19th century, both residences and businesses occupied the area, but increasingly business predominated, and New York City's financial industry became centered on Wall Street. In the 20th century, several early skyscrapers were built on Wall Street, including 40 Wall Street, once the world's tallest building. The Wall Street area is home to the New York Stock Exchange, the world's largest stock exchange by total market capitalization, as well as the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, and many commercial banks and insurance companies. Several other stock and commodity exchanges have also been located in downtown Manhattan near Wall Street, including the New York Mercantile Exchange and other commodity futures exchanges, and the American Stock Exchange. To support the business they did on the exchanges, many brokerage firms had offices nearby. However the direct economic impacts of Wall Street activities extend worldwide. Wall Street itself is a narrow and winding street running from the East River to Broadway and lined with skyscrapers, as well as the New York Stock Exchange Building and Federal Hall National Memorial and One Wall Street at its western end. The street is nearby multiple New York City Subway lines and ferry terminals and both the World Trade Center (1973–2001) site and the New World Trade Center.