Editing Lower Manhattan (section)

{{Short description|Southern part of Manhattan, New York City}}
{{Use American English|date=January 2023}}
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{{Infobox settlement
| name               = Lower Manhattan
| official_name      =
| other_name         = Downtown Manhattan, Downtown New York City
| nickname           =
| settlement_type    = [[Central business district]]
| motto              =
| image_skyline      = Luchtfoto_van_Lower_Manhattan.jpg
| imagesize          = 300
| image_caption      = Lower Manhattan, including [[Wall Street]] – a leading financial district, and [[One World Trade Center]] – the [[List of tallest buildings|tallest building]] in the western hemisphere
| image_map          = New York City - Manhattan - Lower Manhattan (cropped).PNG
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| subdivision_type   = Country
| subdivision_name   = {{flagu|United States}}
| subdivision_type1  = State
| subdivision_name1  = {{flag|New York}}
| subdivision_type2  = City
| subdivision_name2  = [[New York City]]
| subdivision_type3  = [[Borough (New York City)|Borough]]
| subdivision_name3  = [[Manhattan]]
| established_title  = Settled
| established_date   = 1626
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| unit_pref          = Imperial
| area_footnotes     =
| area_total_sq_mi   =
| population_as_of   = [[2010 United States census|2010]]
| population_footnotes =
| population_total   = 382,654
| population_note    =
| population_density_km2 = auto
| postal_code_type   = [[Zip code|ZIP Codes]]
| postal_code        = 10004, 10005, 10006, 10007, 10038, 10280, 10012, 10013, 10014
| area_code          = [[Area codes 212, 646, and 332|212, 332, 646]], and [[Area code 917|917]]
| blank_name         = [[Household income in the United States|Median household income]]
| blank_info         = $201,953
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'''Lower Manhattan''', also known as '''Downtown Manhattan''' or '''Downtown New York City''', is the southernmost part of the [[Boroughs of New York City|New York City borough]] of [[Manhattan]]. The neighborhood is [[History of New York City|the historical birthplace]] of New York City<ref name="LowerManhattanNYCBirthplace">{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/19/travel/walking-tour-nyc-history.html |title=A Walk Through the Past in New York |author=Russell Shorto |newspaper=The New York Times |date=June 20, 2023 |access-date=August 19, 2023 }}</ref> and for its first 225 years was the entirety of the city. Lower Manhattan serves as [[Government of New York City|the seat of government]] of both Manhattan and the entire City of New York.<ref name=LowerManhattanNYCBirthplace/> Because there are no municipally defined boundaries for the neighborhood, a precise population cannot be quoted, but several sources have suggested that it was one of the fastest-growing locations in New York City between 2010 and 2020, related to the influx of young adults and significant development of new housing units.<ref name=LowerManhattanBooming1>{{cite web |url=https://downtownny.com/research/a-growing-market/ |title=A Growing Market: Lower Manhattan's Young, Educated & Affluent Residents |publisher=Downtown Alliance |date=May 16, 2023 |access-date=August 20, 2023 }}</ref><ref name=LowerManhattanBooming2>{{cite web |url=https://www.ebroadsheet.com/the-broadsheetdaily-2-22-22-lower-manhattans-local-newspaper-lower-manhattan-is-fourth-fastest-growing-community-in-nyc/ |title=The BroadsheetDAILY – 2/22/22 – Lower Manhattan's Local Newspaper – Lower Manhattan Is Fourth-Fastest Growing Community in NYC |date=February 22, 2022 |access-date=August 20, 2023 }}</ref>

Despite various definitions of Lower Manhattan, they generally include all of [[Manhattan|Manhattan Island]] south of [[14th Street (Manhattan)|14th Street]], with the [[Bowling Green (New York City)|
Bowling Green]] and [[The Battery (Manhattan)|the Battery]] near the southern end. Anchored by [[Wall Street]] and the [[Financial District, Manhattan|Financial District]] in Lower Manhattan, New York City is the leading [[global city|global center]] for [[financial center|finance]] and [[fintech]].<ref name="NYCFinancialAndFintechCapitalWorld">{{cite web |url=https://www.zyen.com/publications/public-reports/the-global-financial-centres-index-37/ |title=GFCI 37 Rank |date=March 24, 2025 |publisher=Long Finance |access-date=March 25, 2025 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.reuters.com/business/new-york-widens-lead-over-london-top-finance-centres-index-2022-03-24/ |title=New York widens lead over London in top finance centres index |website=Reuters |date=March 24, 2022 |access-date=March 25, 2025 |last1=Jones |first1=Huw }}</ref> The Financial District houses Wall Street, the [[New York Stock Exchange]], the [[Federal Reserve Bank of New York]], and other major financial institutions. A center of [[Culture of New York City|culture]] and [[tourism in New York City|tourism]], Lower Manhattan is home to many of New York City's most iconic structures, including [[New York City Hall]], the [[Woolworth Building]], the [[Stonewall Inn]], the [[Charging Bull|Bull of Wall Street]], and [[One World Trade Center]], the [[List of tallest buildings|tallest skyscraper in the Western Hemisphere]].