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NY Muslims see anti-mosque bias in landmarking decision

YONKERS, NY - A Muslim group in suburban New York says a decision to give landmark status to a house it had planned to use as a mosque is less about historical preservation and more about putting up barriers to their plans.

 

The Islamic Community Center of Mid-Westchester bought the home in Yonkers early last year. A neighborhood group filed an application months later to have the building landmarked. The group got the final greenlight from city officials late last month.

 

Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano insisted the landmark status wouldn't prevent the home from being used as a mosque.

 


פרסום ראשון: 06.11.16, 17:21