Tower beam raising chokes up gov

It's been more than five years since terrorists reduced the World Trade Center to an empty pit, but Ground Zero still can make Gov. Pataki choke up.

The governor's voice appeared to falter for a moment yesterday during his last visit to Ground Zero before leaving office.

After thanking Mayor Bloomberg and other partners in the rebuilding effort, Pataki turned to address Port Authority Commissioner Christy Ferer, whose husband, former agency Executive Director Neil Levin, was killed on 9/11.

"Christy, we build this for Neil," Pataki said as the first steel beams were being raised in the construction of the 1,776-foot Freedom Tower.

"We build this for you," he added, with a tug in his voice. "We build this for the heroes of Sept. 11 and to express our love for them and our belief and confidence in our future. Their names will be a part of this rising."

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