The Financial District encompasses roughly the area south of City Hall Park in Lower Manhattan but excludes Battery Park and Battery Park City . The former World Trade Center complex was located in the neighborhood until the September 11 , 2001 attacks ; the neighborhood includes the successor One World Trade Center . The heart of the Financial District is often considered to be the corner of Wall Street and Broad Street , both of which are contained entirely within the district . The northeastern part of the financial district ( along Fulton Street and John Street ) was known in the early 20th century as the Insurance District , due to the large number of insurance companies that were either headquartered there , or maintained their New York offices there
September 11 , 2001 attacks
September 11 attacks
Financial District, Manhattan