Mosque at 51 Park Place, NY, NY

[Lamplighter]

Ye gads, it's spreading...

I just heard on TV that the owners of the Empire State Building are complaining about a proposed new skyscraper because it will be so close and only 34 ft lower than the ESB and will block their view.

Of course, they have the right to build there but they should be sensitive to our....

[Griff]

The debate is giving some nutters something to fixate on.

This sounds like a psychotic episode.

As the cab inched up Third Avenue and reached 39th Street, Mr. Sharif said in a phone interview, Mr. Enright suddenly began cursing at him and shouting “This is the checkpoint” and “I have to bring you down.” He said he told him he had to bring the king of Saudi Arabia to the checkpoint.

Late in the article it mentions this, curiouser and curiouser...

Mr. Enright is also a volunteer with Intersections International, an initiative of the Collegiate Churches of New York that promotes justice and faith across religions and cultures. The organization, which covered part of Mr. Enright’s travel expenses to Afghanistan, has been a staunch supporter of the Islamic center near ground zero. Mr. Enright volunteered with the group’s veteran-civilian dialogue project.

[piercehawkeye45]

Originally Posted by Lamplighter

Ye gads, it's spreading...

I just heard on TV that the owners of the Empire State Building are complaining about a proposed new skyscraper because it will be so close and only 34 ft lower than the ESB and will block their view.

Of course, they have the right to build there but they should be sensitive to our....

Reminds me.

In the following photo, there are two large condos right next to each other in the middle of the photo. Two separate owners. The condo on the right, built first, has four rooms on each floor, each getting a separate direction to look out of. The condo on the left, built after, has one room to each floor. Notice how the side facing the first condo has no windows.



Of course, they have the right to build there but they should be sensitive to our....

[Lamplighter]

Almost like a "spite-fence"