re: #8 lawhawk

The locals at CB 1’s hearing weighed in for four hours. There were some relatives of victims of 9/11 who opposed, and some in the community supported it. In the end, the CB approved it 29-1, with 10 abstentions.

Now, it heads to NYC City Planning and then to the City Council.

I have no problem with the locals approving the center, although I really did think the column with the opinion of the Muslim American from yesterday’s NY Post demonstrated sobriety and sensitivity. So while we celebrate a local decision made by informed locals in New York City, we should remember that concerned locals in other states with different opinions on other issues also deserve the same consideration that we gave the New Yorkers.