Like most people, the mosque issue has driven my wife to put on her headphones while she works, restoring historical photos and painting. I feel the laws are clear but its placement needs to be considered. But there is more to the story.
Developers of the proposed mosque near Ground Zero own only half the site where they want to construct the $100 million building. One of the two buildings on Park Place is owned by Con Edison, even though Soho Properties told officials and the public that it owns the entire parcel. Any potential sale by ConEd faces a review by the state Public Service Commission. The ConEd-owned part of the buiding is being appraised for a possible sale. The developers paid $4.8m for half of the building and paid $700,000 for a long term lease from ConEd.
And finally, the group has been having a tough time in their donation efforts to reach the cost of the project. So after all the back and forth, it could be a very long time for this project to start and be completed, if at all.
What do you think?
Michael H. Drucker
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