{"id":2216,"date":"2010-05-24T17:22:47","date_gmt":"2010-05-24T17:22:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/news\/2010\/05\/landmark-status-could-stop-mos.php"},"modified":"2010-05-24T17:22:47","modified_gmt":"2010-05-24T17:22:47","slug":"landmark-status-could-stop-mos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/news\/2010\/05\/landmark-status-could-stop-mos","title":{"rendered":"Landmark Status Could Stop Mosque Near Ground Zero"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>NEW YORK &#8211; New York City officials say a plan to tear down a building and put up a mosque near the World Trade Center site will need the approval of a commission that protects landmarks.<br \/>\nThey say the building Muslim groups plan to tear down to make room for the mosque and a cultural center is historically and architecturally significant. The building was constructed in the 1850s in the Italian Renaissance palazzo style and is noteworthy for its cast-iron storefront.<br \/>\nThe Landmarks Preservation Commission is expected to hold a hearing to determine whether to preserve the lower Manhattan building, which is just blocks from ground zero.<br \/>\nThe mosque plan has been opposed by Sept. 11 victims&#8217; families and tea party activists.<br \/>\nA community board plans to vote Tuesday on whether to support the project.<br \/>\n<em>Associated Press &#8211; May 24, 2010<br \/>\nCopyright 2010 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEW YORK &#8211; New York City officials say a plan to tear down a building and put up a mosque near the World Trade Center site will need the approval of a commission that protects landmarks. 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