The Financial District, NYC’s first immigrant neighborhood

Written by Arielle Kandel   Getting out of the Wall Street subway station, in the very heart of the financial district, I felt almost instantly blinded by the immense, modern skyscrapers dominating the narrow streets. I wandered in the neighborhood on several mornings over the winter, wrapped up in my coat to keep warm. It was painfully cold, and still relatively early, and I crossed the path of just a few tourists and latecomer Wall Street employees hurrying in their...