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| Muslims reportedly only own half of WTC mosque site |
| 2010-08-09 |
| Not so fast. The developers of the controversial mosque proposed near Ground Zero own only half the site where they want to construct the $100 million building, The Post has learned. 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. And any potential sale by Con Ed faces a review by the state Public Service Commission. "We never heard anything about Con Ed whatsoever," said a stunned Julie Menin, the chairwoman of Community Board 1, which passed a May resolution supporting the mosque. |
| Posted by:tu3031 |
| #10 This is looking more and more like a game Or conquest, since according to Islamic law any land or building that once held/was a mosque always is Islamic territory IIUC. |
| Posted by: lotp 2010-08-09 21:31 |
| #9 "Stephen Pomerantz" = PENN STATE's "STEFAN". Among other. NOSTRADAMUS + "LAND OF [Joe] PATERNO". But I digress .... |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2010-08-09 20:24 |
| #8 This is looking more and more like a game with politically connected American based muslims trying to con their co-coreligionists to fork over $$ to subsidize the perks of the politically connected. |
| Posted by: lord garth 2010-08-09 16:08 |
| #7 Muslims reportedly only own half of WTC mosque site I guess they're not quite sure that we're that crazy. |
| Posted by: gorb 2010-08-09 11:44 |
| #6 The tips in NYC are really, really good? |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2010-08-09 11:15 |
| #5 Still, [El-Gamal] said, he was determined to buy the property. "The cost is not an issue," he said. OK, that lit up my warning panels. There is some discussion on other sites that this individual was a WAITER in 2002. I have no confirmation as of yet. But the mayor and the governor are not doing their duty. |
| Posted by: Free Radical 2010-08-09 10:12 |
| #4 There needs a full blown investigation of the money, organizations, links and people behind the Cordoba House mosque. Little can be found out about Sammy and Sharif El-Gamal, the owners of half of the building site. Try to find out anything about them and there is nothing but murkiness and no transparency. There may or may not be a link with a guy named Moe El-Gamal of North Carolina who was under Federal indictment. Federal prosecutors say a he has been indicted on charges of illegally exporting controlled computer equipment to Libya. This project needs to see the light of day. So far taqiyya seems to be surrounding this project. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2010-08-09 09:09 |
| #3 Depends which government can steal it first. If it's Bloomberg, the mosque gets it. If Patterson, maybe not so much. Obama, the mosque. |
| Posted by: Anonymoose 2010-08-09 08:31 |
| #2 Look for an Emminent Domain confiscation. |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2010-08-09 08:08 |
| #1 "We never heard anything about Con Ed whatsoever" Doesn't exactly make you or Community Board 1 appear competent, Ms. Menin. |
| Posted by: Pappy 2010-08-09 00:27 |