The Manhattan business community and members of the Real Estate Board of New York led by REBNY President Steven Spinola and Bill Rudin, the landlord and Association for a Better New York chairman, are spearheading an effort to move the 9/11 terrorist trial anywhere but downtown Manhattan. Today Mayor Michael Bloomberg came out in favor of moving the trial to another location. Lower Manhattan is the worst place to hold the 9/11 Terrorist Trials. Unless we act now, that is exactly what will happen. Lower Manhattan’s business district is vital to our city’s economy and quality of life for all New Yorkers. The heightened security for the 9/11 trial will burden the area’s economy and greatly impose on the lives of its residents. The trial needs to be moved away from this large, vital urban center to a less populated location.
Help MOVE THE TRIAL!!
These neighborhoods have suffered enough.
Here is a quick and easy way to take action. Click on this link www.rebnyactioncenter.com for the REBNY Action Center and send a clear message to elected officials to MOVE THE TRIAL.
Having the trials in Lower Manhattan will:
• Adversely affect real estate transactions; Lower Manhattan has 30,000 residential units and more than 100 million square feet of office space
• Create economic hardship for the 8,000 plus businesses in the area
• Bring trauma to the 140,000 people who live there and have already been through enough
• Distress the more than 315,000 New Yorkers that work there
• Discourage the more than 8 million annual visitors
• Place a roadblock in the economic recovery of the city
Click here www.rebnyactioncenter.com. Spread the word.
Mitchell,
Try not to be too shocked but I am agreeing with you two nights in a row. I will check out the link I hope they can do something
Hugh
Hugh, Thanks I'm not too shocked. It's just common sense to move this trial. I consider myself a pragmatic centrist. Sometimes I go to the left sometimes to the right. I believe in both liberal and conservative values depending on the issue.
One thing for sure I know you care about the city. Many years ago I worked at Windows on the 107 floor of the trade center, I'll never forget the day they came down.
Thanks Hugh, I loved Windows on the World. Sadly I knew one of the waiters that was killed working there on 9/11.
The people who want to treat these guys like American citizens, with all of the rights afforded to us are incorrect. The terrorists are enemy combatants and, as such, should be treated accordingly. They were being held in a POW camp but now they are being held in our jails as if they are common criminals. Any New Yorkers who voted for the currnet President have only themselves to blame for this debacle.
Kevin, Thanks for your input.
Update: from the Real Estate Board of New York:
Last night, it was reported that the White House ordered the Justice Department to begin looking for alternative locations for the terrorist trial. However, the battle is far from won.
Mitchel,
I may be coming into your town on a regular basis. I have an interview Monday with the Salvation Army on 48th between 10 & 11 To be an associate counselor. I am really hoping the Lord opens this opportunity up to me.
Hugh, I hope so too. Sonds like a great opportunity for you help people in need. I know from your blogs you're qualified. I've blogged about the neighborhood where the Salavation Army is located "Hells Kitchen" It has really changed over the last decade. Let me know if I can help you with anything.
Oh my god! You could get jury duty for this one! Yikes! We only get a couple of bucks a day for our service to the community.
I know, that is why I'm hoping NY State calls me first. I can not afford a year or 2 years. GUILTY! GUILTY GUILTY!
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