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NEW YORK - AUGUST 3: New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg (C), Council Speaker Christine Quinn (C-L), and religious leaders hold a press conference on Governor's Island to speak about the NYC Landmarks Commission vote to deny 45-47 Park Place landmark status on August 03, 2010 in New York City. After much protest over a mosque being built near Ground Zero, the commission's vote clears the way for the property to be converted into a mosque and community center. (Photo by Michael Nagle/Getty Images)

NEW YORK -  AUGUST 3:  New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg (C), Council Speaker Christine Quinn (C-L), and religious leaders hold a press conference on Governor's Island to speak about the NYC Landmarks Commission vote to deny 45-47 Park Place landmark status on August 03, 2010 in New York City. After much protest over a mosque being built near Ground Zero, the commission's vote clears the way for the property to be converted into a mosque and community center.  (Photo by Michael Nagle/Getty Images)