Nope. Slavery was introduced in Manhattan in 1626. Wall Street was a slave market until 1762 and slaves only freed in 1841. By 1702 42% of households had slaves and 1 in 5 New Yorkers were slaves, more than Philly and Boston combined. Only Charleston had more.
https://www.historiclowermanhattan.org/immigration/wall-street-slave-market
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