Sheepshead Mosque Opponents Launch Daily Protests
Opponents of the Islamic Cultural Center under construction at 2812 Voorhies Avenue plan to picket the project on a daily basis, the group Bay People has announced. Infuriated by city officials’...
View ArticleDOB Orders Mosque Construction Workers To Leave Site
The Department of Buildings has confirmed that inspectors visited the site of the Islamic Cultural Center (2812 Voorhies Avenue) today, and ordered all workers to cease construction immediately for...
View ArticleMosque Opponents Suspend Protests
Opponents of the Sheepshead Bay Islamic Cultural Center have suspended their daily protests after Department of Buildings inspectors shut down construction at 2812 Voorhies Avenue yesterday. Bay People...
View ArticleSheepshead Bay Mosque Wins First Court Battle, Bay People Push Forward
A Kings County Supreme Court judge refused yesterday to issue an injunction against the proposed mosque at 2812 Voorhies Avenue that would have required them to halt construction. But Bay People, the...
View ArticleMore Fliers Fly In Sheepshead Bay Mosque Controversy
These two fliers landed in my inbox this week, in the wake of a Brooklyn Supreme Court ruling that tossed out Bay People’s lawsuit against the organizers of the Voorhies Avenue mosque. We’re not going...
View ArticleOpponents Lose Appeal Against Sheepshead Mosque
Bay People, the opponents of the proposed Sheepshead Bay mosque on Voorhies Avenue, has lost a zoning challenge that was key to their strategy in delaying or halting construction on the grounds. The...
View ArticleAs Sheepshead Bay Mosque Construction Progresses, Organizers Renew Outreach...
It’s been a while since we’ve had a proper update on the Sheepshead Bay mosque (2812 Voorhies Avenue). Last we heard, the opponents of the mosque, Bay People, lost their zoning challenge against the...
View ArticleMarkowitz Says Sheepshead Bay Mosque May Violate Zoning Laws
A letter from Borough President Marty Markowitz – dated January 4, 2012 – has surfaced, indicating his office may be sympathetic to Bay People’s zoning challenges against the Sheepshead Bay Islamic...
View ArticleVideo: Akselrod Announces Campaign To Unseat Cymbrowitz
Conservative Democrat Ben Akselrod announced his campaign for State Assembly yesterday, setting the stage for a primary battle against incumbent Steven Cymbrowitz, who has occupied the seat since...
View ArticleStorobin Urges Bloomberg To Reexamine Voorhies Mosque
State Senator David Storobin sent a letter to Mayor Michael Bloomberg, urging the city to reexamine alleged zoning issues surrounding the planned Islamic mosque and community center at 2812 Voorhies...
View ArticleBen Akselrod Stokes Fears About Voorhies Avenue Mosque
Reader and Bay People member Victor Benari e-mailed us last week, attaching a quote from Ben Akselrod, who is facing off against Assemblyman Steven Cymbrowitz in the Democratic primary next month. The...
View ArticleIslamic Group Hosts Book Bag Giveaway At Voorhies Mosque This Saturday
To celebrate the new school year, local Muslims, the Muslim American Society (MAS) and the Islamic Circle of North America (ICNA) are teaming up to give out free school bags and school supplies to the...
View ArticleNY Times: Voorhies Mosque Still Faces Opposition, Though Numbers Have Dwindled
The ongoing issue of the proposed mosque and Islamic community center slated to be built in Sheepshead Bay has the community divided and the local politicians spinning the story from all angles. Most...
View ArticleStorobin Sends Second Letter To Bloomberg About Voorhies Mosque
We wrote back in July about State Senator David Storobin’s attempts to get the city to revisit the issue of the Islamic mosque and community center at 2812 Voorhies Avenue, hoping they’d squash the...
View ArticleKnapp Street Burger King Converted To Temporary Mosque For Ramadan
Shuttered for more than two years, the former Burger King location at 2481 Knapp Street has been converted into a temporary prayer space for local Muslims to observe Ramadan. The Muslim American...
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