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Photo by Rob ErichsenShuttered for more than two years [/burger-king-on-knapp-street-closed-for-good/], 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 Society has taken over the space with a one-month lease, allowing them to celebrate
2812 voorhies ave
We wrote back in July about State Senator David Storobin’s attempts to get the city to revisit the issue [/sheepshead-bay-mosque-storobin/] of the Islamic mosque and community center at 2812 Voorhies Avenue [/tag/2812-voorhies-ave/], hoping they’d squash the project. Some time between then and now, the mayor’s office
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Conservative Democrat Ben Akselrod [/tag/ben-akselrod/] announced his campaign for State Assembly [/cymbrowitz-to-face-ben-akselrod-in-democratic-primary-challenge/] yesterday, setting the stage for a primary battle against incumbent Steven Cymbrowitz [/tag/steven-cymbrowitz/], who has occupied the seat since January 2001. Akselrod took to a podium in front of Baku Palace (2001 Emmons Avenue), flanked by
2812 voorhies ave
Photo by nolastnameIt’s been a while since we’ve had a proper update on the Sheepshead Bay mosque [/tag/2812-voorhies-ave/] (2812 Voorhies Avenue). Last we heard, the opponents of the mosque, Bay People, lost their zoning challenge [/opponents-lose-appeal-against-sheepshead-mosque/] against the construction, but vowed to push forward with their lawsuit
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Click to enlargeThese two fliers landed in my inbox this week, in the wake of a Brooklyn Supreme Court ruling that tossed out Bay People’s lawsuit [/sheepshead-bay-mosque-wins-first-court-battle/] against the organizers of the Voorhies Avenue mosque. We’re not going to editorialize much on these fliers, since last time we