From the NY Post:A controversial plan to build a $100 million mosque and community center just two blocks north of Ground Zero could be undone by history.
The 152-year-old building at 45 Park Place that would be torn down for the mosque is under the protection of the Landmarks Preservation Commission, which has had a pending application on its books since 1989 to grant it landmark status.
A Landmarks spokeswoman said that the application had been on hold for more than two decades but that a hearing would be scheduled and a vote would follow on the designation.
The landmarking issue is a potentially big obstacle for a project that both the city and the mosque's backers had said could be built "as of right," with no interference from city land use laws.
If the commission approves landmark designation, it would be highly unlikely that the building could be torn down to make way for Cordoba House, a proposed 13-story mosque and community center.
And until a vote is taken, the building has temporary landmark protection.
Mayor Bloomberg yesterday continued to support the project, despite the latest wrinkle.
38 comments:
If it is private funded then good, this will keep construction workers back on the payrolls and off unemployment.
If it si public funded then we got a fight.
Crapper, is this public funded?
Even if the building is landmarked, the interior can still be altered to fit the needs of the Islamic center.
It's time for a new crusade to drive the "Moslems" from this holy site (LOL)!
Richard "Cour de Leon"....where are you when you're needed?
P.S.
AND UNDER FEDERAL LAW....
YOU CAN NOT LANDMARK A RELIGIOUS SANCTUARY!
Richard "Cour de Leon"....where are you when you're needed?
And Charles Martel, Jan Sobieski, where are you?
Why is this being allowed? The practice of Christianity is BANNED in Saudi Arabia... why do we have to be so tolerant for a religion that is not tolerant at all??? To hell with Saudi money.
"me" is absolutely correct. Building that ostentatious eyesore would be nothing more than giving the finger to those who died in the atrocity of 9/11 and to the entire nation. What's next-a shrine to Heinrich Himmler at Auschwitz? This BS shouldn't even be considered on the grounds of extremely poor taste, much less actually built.
I'm glad we are trying to pass up a great opportunity for healing - building a Mosque in a building damaged by 9/11 to show that we do not hold the billion+ members of a religion, no matter how stupid or silly we may think it is, responsible for the acts of a fanatical few.
That's funny, calling it "stupid or silly" and then saying we should be tolerant of it.
Sounds like you need some sensitivity classes.
"We" includes a lot of ignorant inbred rednecks. Nice try playing semantics though.
Ignorant & inbred = muslims
"I'm glad we are trying to pass up a great opportunity for healing - building a Mosque in a building damaged by 9/11 to show that we do not hold the billion+ members of a religion, no matter how stupid or silly we may think it is, responsible for the acts of a fanatical few."
Healing does not mean being deliberately provocative. The imam to preside here is a thug and supporter of radical Islam.
"We" NYers dont need to prove anything to anyone.
I vant it!
I vant it!
I vant it!
Caze clozed!
I'm glad we are trying to pass up a great opportunity for healing
Thank Allah for "useful idiots" like the quisling "Anonymous", for posting his comments!
Who would have thought our plot for world domination would be so EASY? Guys like him are making it a CAKEWALK! When we take over, he's going to be one of the first ones with an appointment at the chopping block!!
We will use your "tolerance and multiculturalism" as a rope in order to hang you!!!
Jihad jihad!!! Dirkha burkha dirkha!!!
I attended last night's community board meeting in Manhattan as a reporter. The imam openly said that no Saudi funds would be used for this project. But the angry crowd of hecklers probably couldn't hear him because they were busy trying to shout him down.
Granting the building landmark status and using it as-is as a mosque are not mutually exclusive propositions.
The building may become a mosque, regardless of its landmark status.
The imam openly said that no Saudi funds would be used for this project.
And in other news from the world of chestnuts -
"There is no compulsion in religion"
"Cousin marriage is completely safe."
"Honor killings has nothing to do with Islam."
and the coup de grâce — the Big Idiocy, the idiocy di tutti idiocies, from the moron himself, George W. Bush:
"Islam is peace."
If this mosque ever does come to fruition, maybe they can arrange a pole-dancing exhibition from our current Miss USA, Rima Fakih, as a sign of interfaith dialogue.
"I'm glad we are trying to pass up a great opportunity for healing - building a Mosque in a building damaged by 9/11 to show that we do not hold the billion+ members of a religion, no matter how stupid or silly we may think it is, responsible for the acts of a fanatical few."
Fanatical few? Sorry but Christianity had the Dark Ages and today we have Islamic fundamentalism. My mom works at the Marriot in times sq. and god forbid that times sq bomb would've gone off. It is not a fanatical few buddy.
"I attended last night's community board meeting in Manhattan as a reporter. The imam openly said that no Saudi funds would be used for this project. But the angry crowd of hecklers probably couldn't hear him because they were busy trying to shout him down."
Yes, the imam said no Saudi money, just as Bush said WMDs in Iraq, etc. Never trust a person in power, buddy. Most mosques outside of the Arab/Muslim world have funding directly linked to Saudi Arabia, Qatar, etc,
Listen, I am very left in my politics as many people on QC know by now. BUT, I am not a fan of this liberal "lets include every1" shit. Muslims nations are not tolerant with Christianity so why should we cater to Muslims? Oh yeah, "a multicultural society." Do you know what happens in Saudi Arabia? Women can't even drive or walk with men. A Saudi women last week beat up a "virtue" police officer and now might get jail time and lashings.
"A Saudi woman stopped by a virtue cop pulled off every feminist's dream: As her male companion mysteriously collapsed, she proceeded to give the cop a thrashing—to the point where he was taken to the hospital with bruising. The unnamed woman was strolling through an amusement park with her friend when they were stopped by a religious cop looking for unmarried couples, who cannot legally socialize."
http://www.newser.com/story/89147/saudi-woman-slugs-virtue-cop.html
Sad country we have become... does not matter if it is blood money, we'll take it!
Well guess what racists the Mosque got approved. Maybe all of you should move to a red state.
Well guess what racists the Mosque got approved. Maybe all of you should move to a red state.
Sorry we're all not as "well RED" as you are, jerk!
When the "Islamic Thinkers" [sic] start beating up women in your Queens neighborhood, don't say you weren't warned:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1428483/posts
But why worry about those guys, "Red Staters" are the real menace, right?
I wonder when they start contruction if they will find bone fragments from the moms and dads who never came home that day. And how sad will it be when they are praying right on top of them and discussing among themselves that Hijackers: Mohamed Atta al Sayed (Egyptian), Waleed al-Shehri (Saudi Arabian), Wail al-Shehri (Saudi Arabian), Abdulaziz al-Omari (Saudi Arabian), Satam al-Suqami (Saudi Arabian), Marwan al-Shehhi (United Arab Emirates), Fayez Banihammad (United Arab Emirates), Mohand al-Shehri (Saudi Arabian), Hamza al-Ghamdi (Saudi Arabian), Ahmed al-Ghamdi (Saudi).
are all heros in the eyes of allah. It seems to me this is a 9/11 monument to them. So moslems can skip going to the trade center memorial and right to the mosque and pray for the fallen heroes of islam. Whoever supports this mosque supports radical islam.
So Christine Quinn protested topless outside St. Patrick's because they are exclusionary, but she thinks the mosque is a welcome addition to downtown? Has she researched what Muslims think of homosexuals?
Anyone else find this kinda weird?
Anyone else find this kinda weird?
Sickening, yes.
It's not worth trying to rationalize anything in politics - the normal rules don't apply, it's like a bizarre-o world.
It won't surprise me either if this place is actually opened in a couple years, and Quinn will probably show up with her head covered, spewing out all sorts of cliches on how wonderful a religion it is. Other "useful idiots" will probably be in attendance as well - Bloomberg, Anthony Weiner, Daniel Dromm, Charles Schumer, Charles Barron, etc. The NYPD will provide round-the-clock police protection as well. Construction work will be done by non-union "undocumented guest worker" labor, or else Pakistani HB-1 workers will be flown in.
When I read this in the NY Post, I was in greater shock:
Catholic priest Kevin Madigan, of St. Peter's Church, which is about a block away, agreed.
"I think they need to establish a place such as this for people of goodwill from mainline Christian, Jewish and Muslim faiths so we can come together to talk," Madigan said.
What a complete jerk! There's a reason I stopped attending church years ago, now I remember why.
The politically correct libs in this city will not be satisfied until we are all bowing to Mohammed and Islam.
Word of warning, it's very hot under those burgas ladies.
me said...
Why is this being allowed? The practice of Christianity is BANNED in Saudi Arabia... why do we have to be so tolerant for a religion that is not tolerant at all??? To hell with Saudi money.
Wednesday, May 26, 2010
I agree with You "ME" it's a slap in the face:( It's DISGUSTING!!!!
Some sanity please. This mosque needs to be stopped. Three thousand people died when our towers were attacked. Don't taint their memory by building this mosque. Funny how all the Arabs can't wait to throw money at this project and fund it. Why don't they donate money to keep our city safe and pay for cameras?
When they build the mosque -- and they will, why not build a Jewish temple next to it? If the Muslims are so understanding, they won't mind a temple next to their mosque.
don't worry...no justice, no peace...i promise
It's a setup. The word sounds strange to the ears: supremacism. This is not the "grassroots" Muslims who live from Chambers St down to the Battery, but millions of dollars flying in from Wahhabists everywhere who desire everyone in the world to be either Muslim, slave, or dead. It is their monument to their arrogance and to our obsequious politicians. They can spend the dollars to demonstrate how supreme their religion is, and how our true god became only money. Symbols like this matter. They will have their trophy property and we have a empty hole in the ground with everyone pointing the finger at someone else for the delays.
Hey Crapper maybe I missed it but did Quinn say that the Catholic Church shouldn't be allowed to have churches in NYC?
"Hey Crapper maybe I missed it but did Quinn say that the Catholic Church shouldn't be allowed to have churches in NYC?"
If Quinn wanted a new Catholic Church be built with links to terrorist orgs, many, and at least I, would oppose their construction. Would YOU???
Would Quinn be coming out and saying that the construction of a new catholic church was a great thing? Hell no. She would be protesting their position on gay marriage. Yet the mosque, run by people who also are against gay marriage, is fantastic.
TWEEDER!
does Quinn know that they hang gays? Does she know that her perfect little bob haircut will have to be covered? Don't understand lib asses, they think they won't have to comply with all this muslim shit? they think the Islam takeover of the west doesn't apply to them? God, stupid doesn't cover how brainless they are
So Christine Quinn protested topless
Quinn is always topless considering there is a HUGE vacuum between her ears. Please QC don't post a photo or else I'll have to gouge out my eyes. I hate when that happens.
Sergey Kadinsky said...
The imam openly said that no Saudi funds would be used for this project.
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Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf is chiefly a political organizer closely tied to the NY CAIR chapter. His grandfather, Hassan al-Banna, started the political Muslim Brotherhood movement in Egypt in the late 1920s which was later banned by the Egyptian government. Nice bunch of fellows. Their stated goal was to raise the Caliph again and instill strict Sharia law throughout the "Arab lands". Anyway, foreign funding is said to be from sources in Malaysia now. Feisal is being very secretive about it. The building was bought with straight up cash. That should tell us all something.
For those interested in taking it to the streets, Pamela Geller from Atlas Shrugs has organized a protest on D day. June 6th, starting at Zuccotti Park (Liberty Plaza Park).
A write up of the CB1 meeting...
http://www.jihadwatch.org/2010/05/tonight-community-board-1-in.html
Queens Crapper said...
So Christine Quinn protested topless outside St. Patrick's because they are exclusionary, but she thinks the mosque is a welcome addition to downtown? Has she researched what Muslims think of homosexuals?
Anyone else find this kinda weird?
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Sure, it's putting a set of ideologies ahead of sound reasoning. Under the guise of moral relativism, political correctness and multiculturalism, liberal elites have forged an alliance with the "oppressed culture." It's very similar to seeing the liberal Jew support the Arab Palestinian cause. Anti-Jihad pundits bring up this dichotomy all the time to the gay community. They're not listening or just tuning it out.
Anonymous said...
Well guess what racists the Mosque got approved. Maybe all of you should move to a red state.
Wednesday, May 26, 2010
Or maybe you should move your sorry pathetic ass over to Pakistan or Saudi Arabi :) You won't be missed here:) Didn't your prophet Mohamed take a 9 yr old bride? DISGUSTING!!!!!!!!!!!!
Anonymous said...
When they build the mosque -- and they will, why not build a Jewish temple next to it? If the Muslims are so understanding, they won't mind a temple next to their mosque.
Wednesday, May 26, 2010
Or as horrible as what I'm about to say sounds:( Why don't they build a tribute to HITLER next door!! NO BECAUSE THATS AS DISGRACEFUL AS A MOSQUE BY GROUND ZERO!!!!
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