I wanted to know where banks were in relation to each other, but alas I couldn't find a map that showed them all.
So, I made this fucking disaster:
Let me know if you want anything added.
ALSO: These locations are a "rough" estimate, don't use this shit to find your building on ya first day
I would re check Barclays and Wells Fargo those are both incorrect
pls fix and resubmit. thx
CS couldn’t choose between the financial district and midtown?
Madison square park is pretty sweet, would have loved to do my banking stint there rather than midtown
I worked at Credit Suisse during that restructuring/move - they were planning to move much of their back offices to either NJ or CT. This was during Mayor Rudy's administration. CS wound up getting wide range of tax abatements from the city, utility rebates from Con Ed and other perks to stay in New York and keep the jobs here. The location was definitely not very choice when we first moved from mid-town to the Flatiron area - Madison Square Park was super-skivvy before Credit Suisse, NY Life, Met Life and restauranteur Danny Meyer and others invested/donated millions to doll it up. The park and surrounding areas were waaaay seedy in the 80s when I used to volunteer at GMHC on 21st St., you didn't walk through MSP unless you were looking for drugs, sex or trouble. The transformation to the Flatiron area has been truly epic. And to think, now MSP hosts US Open events and all sorts of foodie/beverage events too...quite the come-up
Quick note:
Many financial firms moved from the Financial District (aka FiDi) to Midtown after 9/11
If any of you have ever lived in NYC for more than 2 months you'll know why all the banks/HFs/etc are only in Midtown and Fidi
I'll bite, I never lived in NYC. Why those two spots?
Nothing to necessarily bite on, without living in NYC you'd never know.
Nearly all of the office space in skyscrapers in NYC are in the Financial District and Midtown.
Regarding Banks - they are traditionally some of the largest employers in the world so naturally they need plenty of office space and only sky scrapers can accommodate this. Regarding HF/PE/etc - they are some of the only firms that can reasonably afford the same, high-end offices. You'll also see Fotune 500 companies, (i.e. Colgate Palmolive), Law Offices, and Consulting firms occupy the same buildings.
Lastly - there's actually a very scientific reason why all the skyscrapers are in Midtown/FiDi.....it's because the bedrock in other areas (TriBeca, SoHo, The Villages, etc) is literally not strong enough to support a building that tall.
https://blog.epa.gov/blog/2015/07/the-manhattan-skyline-why-are-there-n…
This is actually pretty cool, why don't you do this on PPT instead of MS Paint? Also I think ABN AMRO is on the corner of Park Ave. and 42nd, should add those guys in too.
Sir this masterpiece was done in apple preview not fucking paint.
but yea ill add it