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Posts Tagged ‘Why do people in Alaska care so much about construction in New York City’

I have no problem saying that if you object to the construction of Cordoba House, it’s up to you to explain how you aren’t a bigot and that you actually believe in the Constitution of the United States

However, comma, if you’re interested in actually learning a little something about local zoning and construction issues in New York City, instead of just recklessly exploiting them for political gain, I definitely recommend this lengthy New York Times report, from the fifth anniversary of September 11, titled “The Hole in the City’s Heart.” It’s old, but it should give you a good flavor of the concrete problems involved in building anything near Ground Zero.