An Islamic Center Planned For Voorhies Avenue in Sheepshead Bay won back its construction approval from the Department of Buildings Friday, according to the Brooklyn Paper, after a week-long standoff during which the city had withdrawn its go-ahead for building amid local opposition. The mini-controversy — mini, at least, compared to that of the Park51 Islamic cultural center in Lower Manhattan — was spawned from those who had claimed that potential roadway congestion was their main concern, but more recent rallies against the project have focused on anti-Islamic issues. One resident has pledged to “blow up the mosque” if it’s built, sources said. [Brooklyn Paper]
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