Lower Manhattan rebounds 15 years after Sept. 11 attacks

Lower Manhattan's population has more than doubled and the number of children living there has tripled since just before the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks hit the financial district, a report on the neighborhood's rebirth showed. Employment growth in the area has equaled one in 10 of Manhattan's private sector jobs, with a more diverse economy that is growing faster than the city-wide average, according to the report from New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli on Tuesday. "It would have been impos