To me the most striking thing about Wall Street is how narrow it is. The buildings are as tall as elsewhere in the city, but this is the oldest part of Manhattan so it was laid out without preparing for a population anywhere near the size of what NYC s turned out to be. So when you re familiar with the wide avenues of midtown or uptown, Wall Street and the surrounding area seem claustrophobic. Then there s the night and day differences between, well... night and day. During business hours it s bustling with people, but by 6 pm the whole area becomes a ghost town. There s almost nothing there; restaurants, bars, stores, all the things that are going on all the time all over the city are basically nonexistent in the financial district or if they re there at all they close when regular business hours end. It s the one part of NYC where the saying the city that never sleeps does not ring true. If you only see the financial district, you d think it s the city that goes to bed early.
Been there many times. Wall Street is the financial heart of the city.Good luckNative New Yorker
It s a very short street. It s busy during the week during business hours, but very quiet evenings and weekends.
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It i a surprisingly short and small street that is very busy when the market is open. All the action takes place inside.
Its is only a couple blocks log. And after business hours there is no one there but the guards and the tourists.