'We don't want to upset 9/11 families but we have to balance diversity': Mosque near Ground Zero gets go-ahead
A New York City community board voted yesterday for a plan to build a mosque and cultural centre near Ground Zero.
The vote, 29-1 in favour with 10 abstentions, came after hours of contentious public comment from angered conservative activists and families of the victims of the September 11, 2001, terror attacks.
Last night a top Manhattan politician backed the plans, saying that while the wishes of 9/11 families must be respected, the board must also try to 'balance diversity'.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/wor...New-York.html?ito=feeds-newsxml#ixzz0p8AkV6vf
A New York City community board voted yesterday for a plan to build a mosque and cultural centre near Ground Zero.
The vote, 29-1 in favour with 10 abstentions, came after hours of contentious public comment from angered conservative activists and families of the victims of the September 11, 2001, terror attacks.
Last night a top Manhattan politician backed the plans, saying that while the wishes of 9/11 families must be respected, the board must also try to 'balance diversity'.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/wor...New-York.html?ito=feeds-newsxml#ixzz0p8AkV6vf
