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"Everybody's put their blood, sweat and tears into this," said John Rzeznik, a project manager at the site. Minutes earlier, in the half-completed, marble-graced entrance, Winans opened the ceremony by singing "The Star Spangled Banner." Listening to it, some construction workers were moved to hold their hardhats over their hearts. Silverstein told those assembled that his goal as a developer was "to give New Yorkers back the city terrorists tried to take away." After years of funding and planning disagreements that at times threatened progress at the site, Silverstein acknowledged, "It's been a very tough time." But, he added, "I've always believed in downtown New York." In his remarks, New York State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver remembered that certain naysayers had warned lower Manhattan "was dead" after the terror attack. "But Larry, you were right," Silver said. "Never bet against New York." Some workers wore yellow T-shirts bearing the words, "Yes we can."
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