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NY voters support right to build Muslim center: poll

A majority of New Yorkers say a Muslim group has a right to build an Islamic center and mosque near the site of the September 11 attacks in Manhattan but think it should be built elsewhere, according to a poll released on Friday.

 

N.Y. imam: Mosque project won't be stopped

N.Y. imam: Mosque project won't be stopped

The imam at the center of the controversy over a YMCA-like Islamic center proposed for a site near the World Trade Center says the project will not be stopped.

 

Ground Zero Mosque Clears Hurdle

The New York City Landmarks Commission unanimously voted to deny landmark designation to the site of a proposed Islamic center near Ground Zero. The vote clears the last major hurdle for the controversial project.

 

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