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07-12-2011, 06:36 AM
NEW YORK (PIX11)—
A lawsuit launched by a former New York City (http://www.wpix.com/topic/us/new-york/new-york-city-PLGEO100100804000000.topic) firefighter against the construction of an Islamic community center near Ground Zero has been tossed out by a New York (http://www.wpix.com/topic/us/new-york-PLGEO100100800000000.topic) judge.
New York Supreme Court Justice Paul G. Feinman ruled Friday that firefighter Timothy Brown had no special legal standing to bring on the suit, the New York Times (http://www.wpix.com/topic/economy-business-finance/new-york-times-ORCRP010822.topic) reported.
Brown filed the lawsuit following a decision by the Landmarks Preservation Commission to deny landmark status to the building, which is the former site of a Burlington Coat Factory that was partially damaged in the Sept 11th terrorist attacks.
Critics of the construction have deemed the project an insult to victims.
A lawyer for developer Sharif el-Gamal called the decision "a victory for America."
A lawsuit launched by a former New York City (http://www.wpix.com/topic/us/new-york/new-york-city-PLGEO100100804000000.topic) firefighter against the construction of an Islamic community center near Ground Zero has been tossed out by a New York (http://www.wpix.com/topic/us/new-york-PLGEO100100800000000.topic) judge.
New York Supreme Court Justice Paul G. Feinman ruled Friday that firefighter Timothy Brown had no special legal standing to bring on the suit, the New York Times (http://www.wpix.com/topic/economy-business-finance/new-york-times-ORCRP010822.topic) reported.
Brown filed the lawsuit following a decision by the Landmarks Preservation Commission to deny landmark status to the building, which is the former site of a Burlington Coat Factory that was partially damaged in the Sept 11th terrorist attacks.
Critics of the construction have deemed the project an insult to victims.
A lawyer for developer Sharif el-Gamal called the decision "a victory for America."