Victory in Sheepshead Bay: City Halts Illegal Construction on Mega-Mosque on Quiet Residential Street

Why here?

Kudos to the Bay People. Earlier today I posted on the flagrant Islamic supremacist violation of work orders and ordinances on a small residential street in Sheepshead Bay, in obvious contempt for rule of law. The good people of Voorhies Avenue have taken to protesting every day in front of the wall obscuring the illegal construction of a Muslim Brotherhood mega-mosque on the quiet, tree-lined block.

Early this morning I went to Brooklyn and covered this morning's protest here.

The buildings department and city offficials have turned a blind eye to this gross violation of the law. On this quiet street the illegal construction of a mega-mosque goes up at warp speed, despite violation after violation. The Bay People are fighting these gross violations legally and through the system and getting nowhere, while the Islamic supremacists, in a jaw-dropping disregard of the law, are rushing the construction of this mega-mosque. 

We exposed their collusion and corruption, and early this evening the city halted illegal construction of the Muslim Brotherhood MAS mosque. Notice that the local media calls the mosque an "Islamic Cultural Center," taking their cues from the deceivers behind the Ground Zero mosque:

The Department of Buildings has confirmed that inspectors visited the site of the Islamic Cultural Center (2812 Voorhies Avenue) today, and ordered all workers to cease construction immediately for violations of their partial Stop Work Order.

Upon inspection, the department found excavation work being performed that violated an existing Stop Work Order on the elevator pit. As a result, the agency is in the process of issuing violations for non-compliant conditions.

The partial Stop Work Order has been in effect since January 14 after rescinding a full Stop Work Order in place since January 6. The SWO’s were a result of complaints from opponents to the construction of the Islamic Cultural Center.(here)

The NY Post article is biased, but the bottom line is that the illegal construction has been halted, for now:

The city halted construction of the controversial Sheeps- head Bay mosque and cultural center on Tuesday thanks to the constant needling of the project’s main opponent.

Members of he anti-mosque group Bay People — which was created to stop the construction of the house of worship on Voorhies Avenue between E. 28th and E. 29th streets — have been protesting outside the site for the last few days and have repeatedly sent complaints to the city’s Department of Buildings stating that the work at the site was being done illegally.

Responding to the complaints, inspectors came to the site on Feb. 1 and found a crew inside an elevator pit that was rendered off limits by a Jan. 3 decree, because it was deemed too close to the adjoining property.

“The Department found excavation work being performed that violated an existing stop-work order,” said city Department of Buildings spokeswoman Jennifer Gilbert. “As a result, the Department immediately stopped the work and is in the process of issuing violations for non-compliant conditions.”

Some neighbors said the construction crew working on the mosque had been flaunting the rules since the first shovel went into the ground.

“[The construction workers] play games,” explained Valary Bounitch. “They work here all day, but stop right before the inspectors come.”

The city’s Department of Buildings website notes that “fines are due” for violating the partial stop-work order, but did not indicate just how much mosque builder Allowey Ahmed will have to fork over. A call to Ahmed for comment was not returned.

Not a week has gone by without a complaint being filed with the city about the mosque. Most of them have come from neighbors or Bay People members.

[..]

The deluge of complaints — 24 in total, 11 of which have been filed this year — prompted a nasty back and forth between Bay People spokesman Alex Tenenbaum and the city’s Department of Buildings community liaison Kenneth Lazar, in which Tenenbaum accused the city of not investigating the group’s complaints.

“Your accusation that the Department of Buildings is ignoring your complaints is erroneous,” Lazar fired back. “Inspectors have been to the location numerous times over the past few weeks. Most of the detailed complaints generated have been found without merit.”

Receiving no satisfaction from the city, the Bay People pledged to hold daily protests at the construction site.

“Residents of Sheepshead Bay have no choice but try to ensure compliance with zoning/building laws themselves!” the Bay People said in an e-mail sent to supporters on Monday, promising “peaceful protests” on the sidewalk from 8 am to 4 pm every weekday “until the [city] will follow their own rules and procedures.”

UPDATE: Here's the latest from the Bay People:

Yesterday, February 1, 2011 Department of Buildings "DOB" issued a FULL Stop Work Order and asked all workers to leave the construction site immediately. DOB issued the following statement: "Upon inspection, the Department found excavation work being performed that violated an existing Stop Work Order.  As a result, the Department immediately stopped the work and is in the process of issuing violations for non-compliant conditions.”

Local Channel 11 News was around to capture it all on camera here.

Inspectors finally showed to the construction site after Bay People sent a number of letters to DOB officials and politicians calling out "their gross negligence" and ignoring our numerous complaints on the illegal construction, our zoning challenge, videos and pictures that we sent them: here.

Daily protests will be suspended for now as there is no construction taking place, we will keep you posted once they resume.

Please support Bay People and our legal team so we may sustain the fight!!! Our finances are open and transparent and we will gladly answer all your questions. Contributions to our cause can be made online via PayPal (www.BayPeople.org) or by sending a check or money order payable to:

Previously: Illegal Mosque Construction in Brooklyn: Government Collusion

Stopping a Muslim Brotherhood Mega-Mosque on a Quiet Brooklyn Block

A Mega-Mosque Grows on a Quiet Residential Brooklyn Street: Why There?

Islamic Imperialism in Brooklyn

Comments

[Paul]

Great stuff folks!!!!!...KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK and do not let this house of evil mosque be built in your fine neighbourhood - the city officials should be ABSOLUTELY ASHAMED that they allowed this situation to go so far!!!!..dont let up!..stay on these creeps until they run and build their FILTH somewhere else....God Bless you!

[DanS.]

this is killing me: it's "warp speed" not "warped".

Beam me up Scotty, I'm tired of Islam.

TWITTER: #FEB5 - Syria next- payback is a bitch!

[Telly]

Looking at the photo of the construction site juxtaposed to the surrounding residential buildings, there is no way that a mosque at this location will not be a nuisance to the neighborhood. Is that the reason they want to build there, just to be obnoxious?

Does anyone know how many Muslims live in the neighborhood? The mosque should be zoned out of the location at least due to traffic and parking problems they are going to create.

So what really is the reason they chose this site?

[Kevin Stroup]

Do any of you reading this really think the Muslims have given up? They can still appeal this. They can move one block over and screw some other good Americans. We need to discriminate against these people with a purple passion. Islam is a choice. It is different than being prejudiced against someone because of their sex, or skin color. You did not get to choose your sex or skin color. But Islam, like being a Nazi, is a choice. Discriminate against these Bas$%rds all you can. They are vermin and deserve nothing but contempt.

[john galtboy]

ah, yes! once again (y)our fine elected officials and (un)civil servants did their duty and stopped construction on this illegal building... after they had been exposed, tied down and had their feet held to the fire.
ain't government grand?(sarcasm font used)

[Dagny Taggart]

Pamela Geller rocks!

[Dagny Taggart]

But Islam, like being a Nazi, is a choice.

I hadn't though of it that way. You're right.

[Telly]

No. It's not over.
But the good people of SHB should be commended for their efforts and victory.

I don't know who is backing the mosque, but they probobly has access to enough cash to keep this thing going for a long.

[Telly]

"the Bay People said in an e-mail sent to supporters on Monday, promising “peaceful protests” on the sidewalk from 8 am to 4 pm every weekday “until the [city] will follow their own rules and procedures.”
"

How rediculous is it that they have to stress this is a "peaceful" protest. Look at those people. Who in their right mind would think they were planning to do something violent?

[SKIP]

SKIP the psychic predicts........the muslims will pass out money at the various departments and within a week or 10 days the muslims will have the needed permits and the work will continue at an ever more feverish pace, and these people shown will be in jail if they continue their protests! The muslims have the financing of the entire Saudi nation backing them and soon, the U.S., one city at a time, will look like Kuwait city or Jeddah with a mosque blaring those disgusting prayers every few hundred yards apart 5 times a day (0300 being particularly bothersome) and hundreds, if not thousands of people bowing down with their asses in the air (a target rich environment) blocking streets and DARING you to do anything about it.

[Jamadagnii]

Fabulous -- the Gellerwoman strikes again!

[Paul]

Thats right Kevin...these creeps dont give up because they have nothing better to do than to try and further their vile, disgusting, hateful, condascending, filthy ideology...we have to fight and destroy islam at every chance because their goal is our death!...then again what do you expect from a bunch of wack-jobs who follow that slime-bag mohammed (pissbeuponhim) ?

[pamela]

Ah, anyone thought of maybe bbqing a pig on-site.
The workers might enjoy some good jerked pork sandwiches.

[tfb]

throw some bacon onto their equipment as a send-off

[charlotte]

The residents need to take photos of the transgressions with cameras shpowing the date and time so they cannot deny they were working there.More than one person needs to take pictures so the city council cannot say the photos are faked.Also then the pics can be published and the faces of those involved, shown.
And while the residents are there-please throw some bacon and ham down the pits and in the trenches,preferably into the wet concrete. Then even if the mosque is built we can say it was built with pork!

[Robin Shadowes]

Lipstick boy Rehab is keeping Loganswarning under surveillance. What's their game? Trying to sue him out of business?

[Tom Billesley]

In the UK we have a criminal offence in common law of "misconduct in public office", a very serious indictable only offence carrying a maximum sentence of life imprisonment.
The elements of misconduct in public office are:
a) A public officer acting as such.
b) Wilfully neglects to perform his duty and/or wilfully misconducts himself.
c) To such a degree as to amount to an abuse of the public's trust in the office holder.
d) Without reasonable excuse or justification.
There will be something similar in the body of US or of State law, but may be termed "malfeasance" or "misfeasance".

[pamela]

Follow the money trail.
Anything that was previously purchased or bills paid through a bank account, now paid in cash.
Any change in life style or a kid suddenly able to go to college.
A vacation that is explained as being possible now due to Great-Aunt Minnie leaving an inheritance.
Only there isn't a Great-Aunt Minnie.
Follow the money.

[tfb]

Ultimately the money trail is, Obama blocks our own drilling, we have to buy ME oil, we fund OPEC terror and Saudi Wahabists, Wahabists (behind/own 80% of US mosques) bribe NYC officials, and they build mosques using our own dollars.

[gt]

Now obama turns Egypt to Muslim brotherhood, and betrays our long time ally Mubarak. who is next to betray, Israel?

[M]

wHO ARE THESE CONSTRUCTION WORKERS?DON'T THEY REALIZE THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS ARE NEXT.WHAT CONSTRUCTION COMPANY IS THIS

[Madeleine]

After trying to get some perspective yesterday, around the web,
I found this site helpful.

http://cc.bingj.com/cache.aspx?q=sheepshead+Bay+Mosque+Sharia+Finance&d=4866198111586373&mkt=en-US&setlang=en-US&w=4d6336ac,b1dd86dc

http://cc.bingj.com/cache.aspx?q=Sheepshead+Bay+Mosque+financed&d=4990245354342048&mkt=en-US&setlang=en-US&w=9c99f073,36e97564

If you can't access this site, it's called Creeping Sharia.

[Madeleine]

I read also that because Mr.Allowey Ahmed, the owner of the
buildings cannot purchase property by borrowing a loan with
interest he had to arrange for some other type of financing,
along the Sharia financing line, apparently he is co-owner.
This property, which is broken down to two lots, was at one
time owned by single families. It's a regular neighborhood.
It would be like taking a drive down the block in your own
tree lined neighborhood and seeing a bunch of pretty homes
neatly manicured, front porches, hanging planters, fenced
yards with dogs, pretty gardens and lovely veggies planted
with sun flowers growing and then...Ewwwww...a Mosque with
jabawacky being spoken, turbon covered jerks walking around
outside, curtain wearing ragamuffins hanging about, and
the sickest sound on earth screaming into the neighborhood.
It brings tears to my eyes at the thought alone.
Everyone knows what these poor people are almost about to
bear, we know because it's the truth, we hear, watch, see
with our own eyes, the darkness of this cult, the darkness
of their souls, the darkness of their motives and actions.
When I was young, my parents wouldn't let me watch a show
called "Dark Shadows" and it was because it was DARK...
and SCARY..it would keep me up at night, they were right.
These Muslim people remind me of the darkness of that
show, the emptyness of their souls, it isn't anything
sunny, patriotic, loving, happiness seeking, Americans
can relate to. It's a dark world Muslim woman are inside of.
I cannot imagine the suffering they swallow down in the name
of all that is Islam. See the darkness of their actions,
to ignore, violate, arrogantly defy stop work orders
that the local municipality imposed on them. Dark indeed.
It's definance of the highest levels.
We can't relate, we tell the truth, unlike some Americans
who would rather be useful tools to the Muslim end game.
We have the forces of evil working against us from many sides
but in the light of truth and all that is good we have
justice and we have to keep praying that justice comes
swift and fast, like a thief in the night.
I love America and I love the Americans living on Voorhies Ave.
suffering through this, you are in my prayers.

[sDee]

"Is that the reason they want to build there, just to be obnoxious?"

Of course. Same reason for the hajibs, foot baths, prayer time and 5000 arzes staring at us from the shadow of the US Capitol. basically..... "F.Y. Now, W.T.F. you gonna do about it?"

People either cower and appease, or get right back in their faces.

Like Pamela, we all better start doing more of the later.

I'm from Brooklyn and figure that the Islamic Colonists know what I know, if the can get a New Yorker to tuck their tail and run, you've taken the beachhead.

[sDee]

Watch Pamela fighting to change the vocabulary. If the Islamists (ideology, law, subverision, finance and politics) can cast themselves as Muslims (religion), they win.

[Hainer]

What happens to the site? And what about the permits issued to the contractor. A citation is one thing and a permit is another.

[sDee]

I decided to check in on the progress of our local Islamic colonization. The Mosques are now "Masjids".

Did I just miss this before or are the rats scurrying to paint a new happy face in light of being exposed in New York?

[sDee]

awesome idea. I'll chip in.

[Canadianna]

Bulldoze whatever they built and make that space into a mini park! We have some in our neighbourhood (Can. Sp.) and they're real cute! Everybody loves them.
A place for neighbours to sit and relax.

[Monica]

Clever little Islamofacists, they build it illegally knowning the government hasn't got the guts to bulldoze an illegal "Mosque" or religious structure.

[Dagny Taggart]

Instead of my little pony, the neighbors could set up a my little piggy play area.

[Dagny Taggart]

That's a foregone conclusion. Remember, he penned, and I paraphrase, if the winds should shift in an ugly direction, I will stand with the Muslims

[Paula K.]

They flaunt our laws because, to Muslims, Allah's law takes precedence over all other law.

[rachelle]

There is no one, repeat NO ONE to compare to Pamela Geller. She is our Judith. A biblical heroine. There is no way to say thank you that is adequate. She puts her name and face out there where billionaires fear to risk fortune or health while she risks everything. God protect her and bless her.

[sDee]

AB General Contractors
5 Cornelia Street
Suite: 3A New York
NY 10014
Call: (718)-288-2248
Fax : (718)-502-8521
abdesignbuild at gmail.com

http://ab-gc.com/

Maybe someone can also pull a copy of the Permit and find out who the subcontractors are?

[sDee]

Today's question for Ask the Scholar: Living Shariah

Using Unlawful Wealth to Finance Mosque Renovations

Q: Should we use money donated from known drug dealers to rebuild out mosque?
A: Stolen money should not be used to build a mosque. But for a second kind of unlawful wealth (i.e., wealth that was earned through unlawful means), this money is only unlawful to the person who actually earned it through unlawful means. It is lawful to other parties who later come to receive it. Therefore, if such wealth is donated to build a mosque, it may be accepted and used for such purpose.

http://www.islamonline.net/servlet/Satellite?cid=1265614030085&pagename=IslamOnline-English-Ask_Scholar%2FFatwaE%2FFatwaEAskTheScholar

[Yomayngsup]

is there any way the Muslims can blame the Jews for not following building code? Somehow I feel it's their fault and the fault of all Zionists everywhere, especially in Israel. (sarc)

[lil help]

maybe i'm wrong here - but, if your daddy's a muslim, you're a muslim - as per the koran?

when you get a solid 15 years of indoctrination (at 5/day), that's pretty overwhelming - i'm guessing that can break the natural "childlike/teenage" spirit of independence. sure seems ALOT easier to "go along just to get along" [i'll leave the brutal excoriation of the limp-wristed "moderate repubs" for another day] - especially with lots of intimidation from brothers, cousins, uncles, etc.
fine, smart, spirited young women like Rifqa Bary need TONS of support - more than we'll EVAH know ++++ FIGURE OUT A WAY THAT YOU CAN HELP +++ we gotta win the hearts and minds with the weapons of truth, logic, and dignity. There's lots to be learned from our fair Atlas.

[jus saying]

get your pix printed and notarized - maybe someone close gives a volume discount

[Michael M]

Someone needs to walk their dog past that excavation site and accidentally drop their BBQ pork sandwich right down the hole... accidentally

[Michael M]

And make a section for a dog park.

[Tom Billesley]

The deep excavation for the lift pit, judging by the photographs, is potentially removing support from the foundation of the neighbouring building, this excavation being cited in the stop-work order. This should be reported to the OSHA. The excavation in the absence of special measures to support the adjacent ground amounts to reckless endangerment of the workforce and of third parties, a breach of the contractor's duty of care. Excess ground movement caused by excavation can also result in leaks from gas supply pipes to the adjacent building.

AB General Contractors
"Our management consists of highly qualified professionals.."
If this is true, wilful breach of a stop-work order and particularly the potential hazards caused by the deep excavation work, is grounds for reporting those professionals to their professional bodies for unethical behaviour likely to bring their profession into disrepute. This may be difficult since their web site http://ab-gc.com/ lists no names.

I have my doubts about AB General Contractors. Their web site gives a gmail (Google email) address for contacting them abdesignbuild@gmail.com, and a cell phone number with no land line number. There are some elementary vocabulary errors and grammatical mistakes in the web site text. In my experience these aren't characteristics of an established company. Who are the directors and officers of the company? Our friend Sharif Al-Gemal wouldn't appear would he?

The Better Business Bureau lists:
A B General Contractors Inc (accredited with BBB)
Tacoma, WA 98403
Contractors - General
A.B. General Contractors, Inc.
197 Portland Street, Suite 400
Boston, MA 02114
Contractors - General
AB General Contractors, Inc.
85 Downing Street
Brooklyn, NY 11238
Home Improvements

but no AB General Contractors at 5 Cornelia Street, Suite: 3A, New York, NY 10014

[Tom Billesley]

Sorry. That should have been Sharif El-Gamal.

[Tom Billesley]

Compare the bold text in the passage taken from the Facebook page for Arab Construction Company (ACC) with that from the website of AB General Contractors. Same phrases in the same order - not I think a coincidence?

Arabian Construction Company (ACC)
http://pt-br.facebook.com/group.php?gid=136735769683115
Arabian Construction Company (ACC) is a dynamic and progressive organization that has grown to become a leader in its industry. ACC has been operating since 1967, through a comprehensive regional network throughout the Middle East. From power generation and desalination plants, to factories, hotels, hospitals, and intricately sophisticated smart buildings, ACC's track record is a prestigious list of efficiently delivered projects.
Established contacts in the region, a dedicated workforce and an exacting standard for completion have gained the company a competitive edge well recognized in the industry. ACC benefits from a working network in many areas in the Middle East which allows it to mobilize rapidly throughout the region.

ACC's advantage also lies in its ability to bring solutions to the client's requirements in all phases of project planning and execution. ACC offers full contracting services and has the flexibility to assist the client by securing additional expertise for feasibility studies, preliminary designs, financing opportunities and joint venture partners for optimum project delivery.

ACC's management consists of highly qualified professionals with a distinguished track record in the region. ACC's staff have always taken on the challenge of broadening fields of operations and increasingly complex work standards over the past 40 years. In doing so, they have constantly acquired new skills and expertise that keep them ahead in the industry. ACC is grateful to its human capital for its solid reputation in the Middle East and its prestigious list of repeat clients.

ACC's clients are assured of the best possible service in project delivery as ACC's managers are committed to the success of each and every project.

AB General Contractors
http://ab-gc.com/
AB General Contractors is one of the leading General Contractors in 5 boroughs of NYC AB General Contractors specializes in Commercial, Multi-Family Residential, Hotel, Education, Healthcare and senior living facilities throughout the Lower Manhattan and Brooklyn. AB General Contractors is a dynamic and progressive association that has grown to become a leader in its region. Established contacts in the region, a dedicated work force and an exacting standard for completion have gained the company a competitive edge and in the region.
AB General Contractors provides solution to clients’ requirements in all phases of project planning and execution. AB General Contractors offers full contracting services; AB General Contractors assist its client’s by providing expertise for preliminary design and secure cost benefits through value engineering.
Our management consists of highly qualified professionals with a distinguished track record in the region. AB General Contractors’s staff has always taken on the challenge of broadening the fields of operation and increasing complex work standards. In doing so we have constantly acquired new skills and expertise that keep us ahead in the industry.
Our Clients are assured of the best possible service in project delivery as AB General Contractors’s staff is committed to the success of each and every project.

[sDee]

Interesting find on the websites Tom. I looked a litle more and they seemed to be trying to obscure this:

The company info posted at the construction site is:
AB DESIGN BUILD, CORP.
5 Cornelia Street, Suite 3A
New York, NY 10014
718-288-2248

Looking up each piece of this....................

(1) The address (5 Cornelia Street) and phone number (718-288-2248) lead to:
AB General Contractors http://ab-gc.com/
This is the web site that has that obvious similarity to Arabian Construction Company

(2)The name AB GENERAL CONTRACTORS leads to an INACTIVE General Contractors license in Brooklyn:
86 Downing Street, Brooklyn, NY 11238
c/o JACK BROWN III 718-555-5555
http://a810-bisweb.nyc.gov/bisweb/ContractorQueryByNumberServlet?allisn=0000020399&requestid=1

(3) The name AB Design Build Corp leads to a NYC General Contractors license for:
ALI BHUTTA, also at 5 CORNELIA STREET #3A NEW YORK, NY 10014
http://a810-bisweb.nyc.gov/bisweb/LicenseQueryServlet?licensetype=G&licno=037302&requestid=1
(looks residential on Google street view)

(4) The name AB Design Build Corp leads to a NY State Corporation Record located at:
AB DESIGN BUILD, CORP., 9302 FORT HAMILTON PARKWAY, SUITE #2, BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, 11209
http://appext9.dos.state.ny.us/corp_public/CORPSEARCH.ENTITY_INFORMATION?p_nameid=3401511&p_corpid=3394342&p_entity_name=AB%20Design%20build&p_name_type=%25&p_search_type=CONTAINS&p_srch_results_page=0

(5) The AB Design Build Corporate address, 9302 FORT HAMILTON PARKWAY (Blk 0610 Lot 0040) is owned by:
BETWEEN THE PIERS INC
c/o GEORGE M SPANAKOS
50 LIVINGSTON ST
BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, 11201
718-875-1100
(George Spanakos is an Attorney and was a member of the New York City Election Board)
http://appext9.dos.state.ny.us/corp_public/CORPSEARCH.ENTITY_INFORMATION?p_nameid=1896312&p_corpid=1833536&p_entity_name=BETWEEN%20THE%20PIERS%20&p_name_type=%25&p_search_type=CONTAINS&p_srch_results_page=0

[sDee]

Here NYC Buildings profile for 2812 Voorhies
http://a810-bisweb.nyc.gov/bisweb/PropertyProfileOverviewServlet?boro=3&houseno=2812+&street=Voorhies+Avenue&go2=+GO+&requestid=0

Violations here
http://a810-bisweb.nyc.gov/bisweb/ECBQueryByLocationServlet?requestid=1&allbin=3247433

Individual permits here (names of the engineers/architects)
http://a810-bisweb.nyc.gov/bisweb/JobsQueryByLocationServlet?requestid=1&allbin=3247433&allstrt=VOORHIES+AVENUE&allnumbhous=2812

Subcontractors who have been fined:

Proof General Contracting, Inc
1210 39th Street
Brooklyn, NY 11218-1933

SURITA CONTRACTING INC
CARLOS SURITA
775 40TH STREET BROOKLYN, NY 11211
646-302-5688

[Tom Billesley]

There's a different telephone number on whitepages
http://www.whitepages.com/16176/track/10215/search/Replay?search_id=04041423161635750919&lower=1&more_info=1

Ali Bhutta
5 Cornelia St
New York, NY 10014-5666
(212) 243-2817

Bhutta is a common surname in Rajput, Pakistan but is found across the northern subcontinent Pakistan/India/Bangladesh and more recently in the diaspora.

[Tom Billesley]

Masjid is the original arabic term meaning a "place of prostration". The spelling varies depending on the transliteration from arabic.
Mosque is the English word (according to wiki article:
The word mosque entered the English language most likely through French (mosquée), from Portuguese (mesquita), from Spanish (mezquita), and from Berber (tamezgida))

See for example Masjid Al-Taqwa (aka Masjid At-Taqwa) in Brooklyn.
http://atlasshrugs2000.typepad.com/atlas_shrugs/2008/04/atlas-exclusi-2.html

Anther term you might hear within mosque names are Jami (Jama, Jamia or Jamiya). A masjid jami is a mosque where they have a friday sermon, these days often a precursor to mob action. The word means gathering or congregation.

Some mosques are called "Jamia Islamia". See for example a proposed building for a Majid and "Community Centre" in the Longsight district of Manchester, England.
http://www.islamicacademy.eu/jamia-islamia-project/

Our Vision Our Vision is to create something which is more than just a traditional Masjid—we want to recreate what a Masjid was originally– a focus, a meeting place, a prayer place, a place where the community gathers for spiritual, academic and social education and events– in fact a place of our own for our Muslim Community. We plan to establish a multi-use facility catering for all sections and needs of the Muslim Community. As the planning permission has been granted for a Masjid with a very large capacity (approximately 2,000 persons can stand in prayer over 3 floors) we plan to include the following facilities and activities:

•A Masjid
•A Community Centre
•A Day Centre for the Elderly
•A Library, Study classes & Madrasah
•A Meeting /Activity Centre for women/girls
•Recreational facilities for children
•Sports facilities for our youth
•A Resource Centre on Islam for schools and colleges in the area
•Funeral Wash room for dead bodies & mortuary facilities

The site on Voorhies Avenue is presumably too small for all that, but once the first building is finished, the managing committee should be able to acquire adjacent sites quite cheaply for an expansion of the facilities.

The phrase "what a Masjid was originally" seems contrary to statements about the Mega-Mocks at Park51 as "not a mosque" - obviously the inclusion in a building of facilities other than a prayer space has not historically meant that the building was not regarded as a masjid or mosque.

[sam spade]

in the 60's they called it "blockbusting"

[Bathroom Remodeling Seattle]

I agree with you. This type of projects should be encouraged and I think that these type of projects are the projects for the future. . . . .