Federal Reserve Bank Gold Vault. Federal Reserve Bank of New York (Public Domain). Yet compared to other major gold vaults, such as the one at Fort Knox, it appears lightly secured.
Nobody has ever tried to rob the vault, although the third "Die Hard" movie was based around a massive robbery of it.
During the Museum & Gold Vault tour led by the Federal Reserve, you will see and learn about a lot of interesting subjects.
The New York Federal Reserve Vault - World's Biggest Gold Depository. At the Federal Reserve Bank of New York visitors can see the Gold Vault, learn about the banking system and enjoy the building's architecture. While the NY Federal Reserve Bank does not actually own the gold, it is guardian of a multibillion-dollar gold treasure, which indelibly provides 'collateral' None of the gold stored in the vault belongs to the New York Fed or the Federal Reserve System.