Lower Manhattan<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Manhattan is one of the five boroughs of New York. Densely populated and the place to be for tourists. Lower Manhattan is delineated on the north by 14th<\/sup> street, on the west by the Hudson River, on the east by the East River and on the south by New York Harbor. I often get the neighborhoods mixed up and then get comments from my children. “No Leny she didn’t live in Soho but in Greenwich village” I know but I liked to shop in Soho, and it is so close to Greenwich Village, so that is why I am wrong. <\/p>\n\n\n\n The neighborhoods in Lower Manhattan are the Financial District (Wall Street), The Battery, Chinatown, Soho, Meatpacking District, West Village, East Village, Greenwich Village <\/p>\n\n\n\n Every neighborhood has its own characteristics. But in lower Manhattan, you will find memories of the start of New York with its Dutch influences. As early as 1611 we (the Dutch) started trading along the Hudson River and in 1625 Fort Amsterdam (later New Amsterdam) was established on Manhattan Island. A tolerant area compared to other colonial regions because religion was less important to the Dutch. If you wanted to make money you were welcome. It lasted till 1664. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Nowadays there are still reminders of the Dutch influence. <\/p>\n\n\n\nDutch influences<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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