FiDi

It's not just the traders who are heading to "FiDi" these days - this part of downtown is emerging as a vibrant neighbourhood in its own right, with hotel, bar, restaurant and shop openings.

The Independent - Frontpage RSS Feed 2010

The ML Twitter Tracker has some interesting tidbits this morning … Schnitzel & Things is on 52nd, Street Sweets is on 50th, Cravings is on 48th, Cer Te wants to give you free lunch, 15% off at Goodburger, Friday is a free topping day at Go Go Curry, and Wafels & Dinges is making a rare FiDi stop today.

Twitter For Free Cer Te Lunch; Good Day For Schnitzel? | Midtown Lunch - Finding Lunch in the Food Wasteland of NYC's Midtown Manhattan 2010

Steve: phew, all the vegans in town can hide out in the basement of an office building in the FiDi.

Downtown Lunch: Little Lad's Basket Turns Daniel Vegan | Midtown Lunch: Downtown NYC 2009

Indeed, the Financial District now has high-end homes, such as the Cipriani Club Residences and the Setai, as well as its own acronym that some say was coined by developer Kent Swig: FiDi.

Financial District Rallies as Residential Area 2010

Downtown Lunch: Yvo has already blogged about the Indian festival happening in the FiDi today [Feisty Foodie]

Midtown Links (Street Meat Hangover Edition) | Midtown Lunch - Finding Lunch in the Food Wasteland of NYC's Midtown Manhattan 2008

Also for any FiDi lunchers, Cafe Water does a decent interpretation of soondubu for $7, which comes w/rice and free (but tiny) portions of kimchi and daan moo ji(pickled radish slices).

Your First Look at Shilla’s $6 Lunch Special | Midtown Lunch - Finding Lunch in the Food Wasteland of NYC's Midtown Manhattan 2009

Leading the FiDi retreat is the doorman studio market, where rents have fallen 18.2 percent in the 18 months since September 2007.

A Tale of Four Neighborhoods: Gauging Manhattan's Apartment Market from Peak to Valley 2009

Buck up, FiDi, at least there's a baby boom in the neighborhood!

The (Big) Round-Up: Monday 2009

With little fanfare, Kimball Office opened their new San Francisco FiDi showroom with a quiet, green splash.

Kimball Office Showroom Opens Green in San Francisco 2008

A very large proportion of San Franciscans, from Marina collar-poppers to Mission hipsters to FiDi suits to Haight hobos, rock some piece of Giants paraphernalia.

The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com Stefanie Lee 2011