The Financial District is the oldest neighborhood in Manhattan, and home to some of the most beautiful buildings in New York City, but it's still in its infancy as a residential neighborhood. When the first luxury rentals in the Financial District opened their doors, they offered walk-to-work opportunities and... well, not much else. Since then, though, the Financial District has really come into its own. It's a 24-hour neighborhood now, with good restaurants and a nascent nightlife scene and grocery stores and everything else NYC dwellers expect from, like, a neighborhood.