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Financial District
Architect and developer Joseph Pell Lombardi was one of the first to see the appeal of Wall Street — he bought 55 Liberty Street in 1978, and converted the building to luxury co-ops in 1980 — and he still believes the area has plenty of room for growth as a residential neighborhood. "If you converted 1 million square feet of commercial space to residential space, you would still only have converted a fraction of the square feet of space that exists on Wall Street," he says. As long as people like Patty Rockmore, co-owner of advertising firm Patty & Toshi, keep moving in, developers will create space for them. Rockmore sold her Park Avenue co-op to renovate cottages in Southampton, then changed her mind and returned to the city in January. "I was on the board of my building, and I loved it -- loved it," she says. Now Rockmore pays $1,800 a month for a large studio at 100 John Street that "looks like a Prada showroom," with frosted-glass panels to offset her bedroom and a view of the Manhattan Bridge. "People like it better than my Park Avenue co-op," she says. "It's like a new beginning."
— LAURIE SANDELL
In our archive
• Best
of New York: Lower Manhattan and Chinatown (March
25, 2002)
• Real
Estate 2002: Up-and-Coming Neighborhoods (March
11, 2002)
• Real
Estate 2002: Battery Park City (March 11, 2002)
• Real
Estate 2001: Lower Manhattan (March 12, 2001)
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Rent Asunder (November 26, 2001)
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Fixing Downtown (November 12, 2001)
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Brokers specializing in Battery Park City properties
Regatta
Innovation Group
Properties in the Financial District
Le Rivage
7 Essex
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The Schools
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Elementary and Middle Schools
School District 2
High Schools
Stuyvesant High School
High School of Economics and Finance
Leadership/Public Service High School
Murray Bergtraum High School for Business Careers
University Neighborhood High School
School Reports
Board of Ed site (in PDF format)
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Crime
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Weekly Crime Stats (in PDF format)
Precinct 1 (Little Italy, TriBeCa, Lower Manhattan): 16 Erickson Place, 212-334-0611
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Restaurants
Vine: Haute cuisine on Wall Street? A bull-market gamble, but it's working.
Bo Ky: Savor the smells wafting from bowls of Chinese, Cambodian and Vietnamese home cooking.
Bridge Cafe: Opened in 1794, this worn-in tavern has seen more trends come and go than Anna Wintour and Diana Vreeland combined.
More Financial District Restaurants
Nightlife
Winnie's:
Divey Chinatown karaoke bar catering to Mandarin-speakers and hipsters alike.
Fun:
At this 3,000-square-foot post-pubescent pretty-people playpen, waiting in line to get in is just about the only not fun part.
More Finanial District Bars & Nightclubs
Shopping
J&R Music World:
Not for stereo snobs, but the best prices in town keep the rest of us coming back. CDs, too.
Century 21:
This beloved mecca for heavily discounted designer fashion was damaged in the World Trade Center attacks, but will reopen soon.
More Financial District Stores
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Offsite resources
Battery Park City Online
Community Board 1
Gateway Plaza Tenants Association
The Downtown Alliance
Financial District Guide from NY.com
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