Gothamist: Tribeca Loves Mosque, Hates Bars

Downtown lad

Sat, 11 Mar 2006 22:56:37 -0500

Yeah - Don't blame the Muslims. They're neutral in this fight. Blame those annoying neighbors. Those bars and restaurants certainly add to their property value by making the neighborhood more livable. If they don't enjoy nightlife, maybe they should move to Wyoming . . .

Yevgeny Vilensky

Mon, 06 Mar 2006 03:10:14 -0500

The terrorists have won.

Joe

Sun, 05 Mar 2006 13:28:08 -0500

It's unclear whether the mosque can, with any effectiveness, formally agree to waive the State Liquor Authority's rule before the situation gets out of hand. Also from the Tribeca Trib: "In the meantime, officials at the mosque said they have no objection to the nearby bars and have never had problems with them. A spokesman named Ali said the mosque would remain neutral in the dispute. 'We don’t dictate other people’s behavior,' he said. 'We believe in non-judging and tolerance.'"

Larry Littlefield

Sat, 04 Mar 2006 20:13:41 -0500

It has been my observation that those who were the loudest, rowdiest, and least considerate of others when in their 20s are the same people who are the least tolerant of other peoples noise at age 35 and up.

Christy

Sat, 04 Mar 2006 15:36:59 -0500

The "neighbors" of White Street are really grasping at straws now! First they were just mad about the cafe licenses for Liquor Store and Cercle Rouge (read Tribeca Trib - July 2005), and now they're gonna wipe all the bars/entrances clean off of W. Bwy?? It's truly amazing the power these fascists wield with CB1 and the SLA!

Ibn Wassir

Sat, 04 Mar 2006 14:53:27 -0500

This is it folks. Islam has always differed from Judaism and Christianity in that the first two started as religions for the oppressed and the politically weak (slaves in Egypt, martyrs in Rome, etc.) while Islam started as a conquering relgilious and Political form of government. That's why, the great majority of muslim are very uncomfortable as a minority out of power. The Quoran itself teaches that, in such a case, muslims should lay low and lie if necessary until they can achieve final domination. Easiest thing to do is to use the West own rules,freedoms and guilt baggage to their advantage (as in the Al-Qaeda handbook). Just a thought. Oh, yeah, you can not say anything like this, lest you be accused of Islamophobia or racism, thus proving the original Islamic strategy to begin with.

JESUS CHRIST

Sat, 04 Mar 2006 13:36:53 -0500

Word? I'm going to use this to get rid of all the bars in my vicinity. Going to out all their loudasses. If someone had gotten rid of the Pioneer bar then Imette st. guillen would be alive today.

ttorrison

Sat, 04 Mar 2006 13:21:44 -0500

The mosque in question looks nothing like a place of worship to my eyes. I've lived in the area for 10 years and I always thought it was a religious (sufi) bookstore. Nothing more or less. I can totally see how the bars in question could make the same 'mistake.'

zincink

Sat, 04 Mar 2006 12:11:07 -0500

I never heard of this rule...since when did this happen? It sounds like a scam to me.. I have to side with the bar owners. Does this rule apply to churches also? am I in america? where am i...