What is the name of the famous financial street in New York?

Wall Street became associated with business and finance after 24 traders signed an agreement to trade stocks with each other and begin the New York Stock and Exchange Board. The agreement was signed under a buttonwood (sycamore) tree in Wall Street and is known as the Buttonwood Agreement. The New York Stock and Exchange Board later became known as the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and is situated on Broad Street, just off a corner of Wall Street. Wall Street was originally called "de Waal Straat", named by the Dutch when New York was a Dutch Settlement known as New Amsterdam. It is believed that it was named Wall Street because of a wall built by the Dutch to protect the area from the British.

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William Laughlin

The wall formed a barrier at the northernmost point of New Amsterdam. It was not primarily about the British. "The name of the street originates from an actual wall that was built in the 17th century by the Dutch, who were living in what was then called New Amsterdam. The 12-foot (4 meter) wall was built to protect the Dutch against attacks from pirates and various Native American tribes, and to keep other potential dangers out of the establishment. The area near the wall became known as Wall Street. Because of its prime location running the width of Manhattan between the East River and the Hudson River the road developed into one of the busiest trading areas in the entire city. Later, in 1699, the wall was dismantled by the British colonial government, but the name of the street stuck." https://www.livescience.com/32563-why-is-it-called-wall-street.html

Sean Philips

Janese oh put a sock in it nutjob

rclark333777

Stocks and bonds are slave terms! This was a site where slaves were bought and sold!! Despicable place then and is now!! Babylon will fall!

ukmcfry

Where all the crooks gather.

dlh

Bull Market!

trk

Aliens in space on other worlds would know this answer.

Cedric Walters

The street where capitalist worship their money.

Don Racette

Diane Lynn Kinsman Sure is.

Cheryl McMeekin

Easy peasy

littledick

Bebian Baguio Wiersma, You better get it with a surname like that! Sounds Fries, a major language close to English. And even more powerful. That middle name. What the Filipinos call hurricanes. Wow!!