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i am very familiar with the area by the trade center having gone to high school over there. the community center would be on one of the less busy side streets because there aren't any popular stores on it. it's mostly side and freight entrances to buildings whose entrances are on its the cross streets. it use to be the home to a burlington coat factory which was one of the many businesses that shut down after 9/11. the building has been sitting there unused in crappy condition for years (i don't recall it being particularly nice when it was in use actually,) it by no means is in a location that would be obtrusive to people visiting the memorial. unless it is covered in neon lights it will be very easy to miss.
it kind of worries me how easy it for some people to speak against this mosque. between this and all the bias crimes that have been happening in staten island its sad that people can live in new york city and still be so xenophobic. for all these people in nyc calling themselves "real americans" chances are if they live in any part of nyc their grandparents or great grandparents weren't born here.
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