Community District 1
Consists of neighborhoods:
- TriBeCa
- Wall Street sometimes is named Financial District as well
- Civic Center - older name was Five Points
- Battery Park City
- South Street Seaport
- Battery Park
- City Hall Park
- Besides, there are three virtually uninhabited islands in the District. Their status is complicated by a number of political and historical factors:
- Ellis Island
- Liberty Island
- Governors Island
Sources:
- NYC DCP Profile of Community District 1
- Official website of Community Board 1
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