The New York Times reports that a state trial court on Friday dismissed a lawsuit by a former fire fighter who is attempting to prevent the construction of an Islamic community center in lower Manhattan near "Ground Zero". (See prior posting.) Plaintiff Timothy Brown was attempting to overturn a decision by the New York City Landmark Preservation Commission that denied landmark status for the old Burlington Coat Factory building that will be destroyed to make space for the mosque and community center. The court concluded that Brown lacks standing to challenge the landmark decision despite his strong interest in the matter.
UPDATE: The full decision in Brown v. New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission, (NY Co. Sup. Ct., July 7, 2011) is now available online.
