Lower Manhattan reborn 15 years after 9/11

Posted on September 11, 2016 by toebi
  • The bar in Eataly's "osteria della pace" restaurant in Manhattan. Fifteen years after the Sept. 11 attacks, downtown New York has been reborn with many new restaurants, shops, hotels and more.

      The bar in Eataly’s „osteria della pace“ restaurant in Manhattan. Fifteen years after the Sept. 11 attacks, downtown New York has been reborn with many new restaurants, shops, hotels and more.
    Associated Press

  • The lower Manhattan skyline includes One World Trade Center and the Brooklyn Bridge. Construction cranes continue working on top of 3 World Trade Center. Fifteen years after the Sept. 11 attacks, downtown New York has been reborn, with a host of attractions both somber and vibrant, including the 9/11 Memorial and Museum, two retail malls, new hotels and restaurants.

      The lower Manhattan skyline includes One World Trade Center and the Brooklyn Bridge. Construction cranes continue working on top of 3 World Trade Center. Fifteen years after the Sept. 11 attacks, downtown New York has been reborn, with a host of attractions both somber and vibrant, including the 9/11 Memorial and Museum, two retail malls, new hotels and restaurants.
    Associated Press

 

  • The Westfield World Trade Center mall opens in the oculus of the transportation hub in New York. Fifteen years after the Sept. 11 attacks, downtown New York has been reborn.

      The Westfield World Trade Center mall opens in the oculus of the transportation hub in New York. Fifteen years after the Sept. 11 attacks, downtown New York has been reborn.
    Associated Press

  • A man takes in a view of the Statue of Liberty from One World Observatory in New York. The observatory is on the 100th, 101st and 102nd floors. It provides panoramic views of New York City and the surrounding area.

      A man takes in a view of the Statue of Liberty from One World Observatory in New York. The observatory is on the 100th, 101st and 102nd floors. It provides panoramic views of New York City and the surrounding area.
    Associated Press

  • The Beekman, center, is being renovated into a luxury hotel in New York.

      The Beekman, center, is being renovated into a luxury hotel in New York.
    Associated Press

  • Shoppers walk on two levels of the newly opened Westfield World Trade Center mall in New York.

      Shoppers walk on two levels of the newly opened Westfield World Trade Center mall in New York.
    Associated Press

  • Charlotte Newman visited the National September 11 Memorial and Museum in New York in 2013.

      Charlotte Newman visited the National September 11 Memorial and Museum in New York in 2013.
    Associated Press file photo

  • Window seating in Eataly offers a view of One World Trade Center, right, in Manhattan.

      Window seating in Eataly offers a view of One World Trade Center, right, in Manhattan.
    Associated Press

  • The bar in Eataly's "osteria della pace" restaurant in Manhattan. Fifteen years after the Sept. 11 attacks, downtown New York has been reborn with many new restaurants, shops, hotels and more.

      The bar in Eataly’s „osteria della pace“ restaurant in Manhattan. Fifteen years after the Sept. 11 attacks, downtown New York has been reborn with many new restaurants, shops, hotels and more.
    Associated Press

  • The lower Manhattan skyline includes One World Trade Center and the Brooklyn Bridge. Construction cranes continue working on top of 3 World Trade Center. Fifteen years after the Sept. 11 attacks, downtown New York has been reborn, with a host of attractions both somber and vibrant, including the 9/11 Memorial and Museum, two retail malls, new hotels and restaurants.

      The lower Manhattan skyline includes One World Trade Center and the Brooklyn Bridge. Construction cranes continue working on top of 3 World Trade Center. Fifteen years after the Sept. 11 attacks, downtown New York has been reborn, with a host of attractions both somber and vibrant, including the 9/11 Memorial and Museum, two retail malls, new hotels and restaurants.
    Associated Press

By Beth J. Harpaz
AP Travel Editor

NEW YORK — Fifteen years after the Sept. 11 attacks, Lower Manhattan has been reborn.

The revitalization of the city’s downtown, powered by $30 billion in government and private investment, includes not just the reconstruction of the World Trade Center site, but also two new malls filled with upscale retailers, thousands of new hotel rooms and dozens of eateries ranging from a new Eataly to a French food hall, Le District.

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