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2015-09-27 Olde Tyme Religion
Ground Zero Mosque Officially Defeated!


We did it! We the people. President Obama pushed for it, then-Mayor of NYC Michael Bloomberg supported it, the media actively campaigned for it -- the elites in their increasingly fragile ivory towers stumped for the mosque.

But the people stood up and fought it and won.

Hey Obama, YES. WE. CAN.

Photo above: One of our rallies against the Ground Zero mega-mosque. Never give up. Never give in. Never surrender. Here's the Ground Zero mosque story. Watch this documentary, it tells the whole story. You can buy the DVD of this documentary here.

'Ground Zero mosque' officially scrapped 'Market-maker' skyscraper planned for controversial site The infamous "Ground Zero mosque" debate is officially over. A "market maker" 70-story skyscraper will soon break ground at lower Manhattan's 45 Park Place, ending any possibility of resurrecting plans for the religious building.Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf's proposal four years ago to create a 15-story Islamic cultural center near the site of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks sparked a national uproar. Developer Sharif El-Gamal of Soho Properties, who was originally on board with the plan, rendered the whole debate moot by opting to build a 667-foot condominium tower for the property instead, Crain's New York Business reported Friday.

El-Gamal told Crain's his skyscraper will include 5 full-floor units of 3,200 to 3,700 square feet, and average prices higher than $3,000 a square foot.

"Every day that we've been waiting, the market has been getting stronger and showing incredible signs of resilience," Mr. El-Gamal said, the magazine reported. "The appreciation and absorption this market is showing is unprecedented."

El-Gamal put aside plans for the "Ground Zero Mosque" in 2011 after he had trouble finding financial backers, but until now was unsure what would take its place. Public records show he bought the lot in 2009 for $4.85 million, the magazine reported.

The developer expects to break ground on the project -- just two blocks from where the former World Trade Center towers stood -- in early 2016, Crain's reported.


Posted by Blossom Unains5562 2015-09-27 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11142 views ]  Top

#1 Any bets on how soon they'll start building it?
Posted by g(r)omgoru 2015-09-27 03:39||   2015-09-27 03:39|| Front Page Top

#2 and who says it's not just a skyscraper mosque?
Posted by Warthog 2015-09-27 11:18||   2015-09-27 11:18|| Front Page Top

#3 Oooops: ‘Ground Zero Mosque’ To Be Replaced By Luxury Condos…And Islamic Museum (linked)
Posted by Blossom Unains5562 2015-09-27 14:01||   2015-09-27 14:01|| Front Page Top

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