[DoctoBuntonTen]

The actual mosque has been in Tribeca for many years.

[Juersdodfs]

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If the FBI is concerned then I think it's understandable that ordinary citizens are concerned.

The FBI should devote more time to monitoring the nuts in the Tea Party.

[CarrieSexy]

Pamela Geller throws a Tea Party downtown and afterwards she goes all megalomaniacal ...

EXCELSIOR! UPWARDS OF EIGHT THOUSAND PROTEST 911 MEGA MOSQUE ON D DAY!

Despite weather forecasts of thunderstorms and rain, the skies were clear and beautiful -- but not as beautiful as this patriotic crowd of great Americans and Europeans. It was a real cross section of humanity .......... ever race, creed, color and religion were out in all their glory.

Robert and I were expecting 500; imagine our wonder when close to 5,000 showed up. This is just the beginning. We are going to sue to designate the Burlington building a war memorial. There is a large piece of an airplane in that building. That is a war memorial. Instead of a mega mosque at ground zero, let's build a 911 war memorial to the victims. The current plan for a 911 museum is several floors underground, like a dungeon. And the mosque plan calls for the mosque to be on the top floor, looking down triumphantly on the burial ground of Ground Zero.

I don't think so. The Burlington building must be a war memorial, an historic landmark. We will sue to make that happen. We will protest again in September and stage sit-ins in front of the mosque should they try to break ground. Three thousand good and decent Americans did not die in vain.

[itaspCatCriny]

Great coverage Lofter.

can attest that there's plenty of mierda that could be razed instead of these beautiful buildings.

Like?

Besides 4 or 5 hulking buildings near Church, this area is packed full of beautiful buildings. I can't think of any lots similar in size to 45 Park Place that doesn't have a nice building on it.

[OixKKcj1]

Ms. Geller: Get your facts straight. No one died in 45 Park Place.

But if she can raise the money to buy the building (imagine the closing between Geller and the Cordoba House property owners ) and raise the millions to create a memorial there, then more power to her.

I'm trying to imagine what her alternative to the "dungeon" will be.

While she's getting 45 PP designated an official war memorial what about all the other sites that had pieces of plane land on them? There's another building at 40 Rector that fits her criteria (not to mention the corner of Church & Murray; see below):

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[drugimpotence]

Not to miss event: The LPC hearing regarding 45 Park Place. The Commissioners won't know what hit them.

[Abaanto]

The building across the street (100 Church; 20-stories) will successfully block any views to the south of the planned 16-story Cordoba House:

I think you will be able to see 1 WTC from that site just by looking up.
Anyway, it doesn't matter. This will probably be the most closely watched mosque in the country. They could save themselves the trouble and controversy by choosing another site.

[SannyGlow]

Yeah, being forced out would sit well.

Ignorant folks have already used their small minds to scuttle the original version of the Visitors Center, not to mention the intent of the WTC Performing Arts Center.

The new version of an "only like us" NYC is something to look forward to.

[soineeLom]

I think you will be able to see 1 WTC from that site just by looking up.

They claim it will "overlook" the Memorial site.

If the criteria is "No Mosque within the sight of the new 1 WTC" then that pretty much takes out all of NYC and a big part of New Jersey.

[NanoGordeno]

heh, right.
Many Muslims innocently lost there lives on 9/11 too. They need to get over it.