Watercolour of Federal Reserve Bank. The Federal Reserve Bank of New York is one of the 12 regional banks in the U.S. Federal Reserve System, serving the Second District, which includes New York State, 12 northern counties of New Jersey, Fairfield County in Connecticut, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Located at 33 Liberty Street in Lower Manhattan, it is the largest and most influential Reserve Bank by assets and activity
 
Interesting facts…
Its underground gold vault is the world’s largest known monetary-gold storage, holding over 6,300 metric tons of gold, mostly for foreign central banks and international organisations—not the U.S. government itself. The building’s vault is secured by a 90-short-ton circular door and sits 80 feet below street level, resting on Manhattan bedrock.