New York’s utility Con Ed owns the other half of the old Burlington Coat Factory, but the developers somehow failed to mention this as they sashayed around New York getting permission to build their jihad on Hallowed Ground.
Half-baked mosque; Developer owns only part of site
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.
Daisy Khan, one of the mosque’s organizers, told The Post last week that both buildings on Park Place are needed to house the worship and cultural center. But she claimed ignorance about the Con Ed ownership of 49-51 Park Place and referred questions to Soho Properties, which bought the building at 45-47 Park Place in 2009.
Rep. Peter King, who opposes the mosque, said the developers seemed to be “operating under false pretenses.”
“I wonder what else they are hiding,” said King (R-LI). “If we can’t have the full truth on this, what can we believe?”
Can we chip in to build a synagogue on the other parcel?
Better yet build a barbecue joint–pork barbecue.
surely there’s enough room on the other side and nearby for :
all pork BBQ with full liquor license themed like Hooters
clothing optional gay disco
all dog animal rescue
reform synagogue
Offices of the Elders of Zion( i know its made up but it would drive them absolutely nuts)
Crusader Museum
after all we want to be inclusive…..
Red Hot & Blue logo would be good.
I am LOL. what can I say. This could only happen in New York. Of course, the mayor and the city could have stopped this all cold via zoning laws. Nothing gets built in Manhattan unless the thugs want it. Ask Walmart why they aren’t in the Big Apple.