Con Ed says it will evict Ground Zero mosque unless developer pays $1.7 million in back rent

[ProgressiveProfessor]

Con Ed has given the Ground Zero mosque an ultimatum: Pay the $1.7 million you owe in back rent, or we’ll terminate your lease and take back our property.
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Read more here: http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/manhattan/evict_threat_for_mosque_lIbVwVeDv8FaBnnPEyuLmN

Why the legal maneuvering will go on for a while, if ConEd wins, the mosque is history.

[trumad]

1. hey...you owe rent...you owe

Rent.

[Mz Pip]

2. It's the NY Post

so I'm somewhat skeptical.

However, doesn't matter who you are, you've got to pay your rent.

[ProgressiveProfessor]

3. Given the statements and court actions I give this one some credibility

[uppityperson]

5. CNN gives a different take, more info, posted it below.

[uppityperson]

4. Assholes Fox, Newsmax, nypost give incomplete info, here is more from CNN

Funny how FOX, Newsmax, NYpost have missed what CNN gives here. The ONLY hit on the $881,000 they say they owe is CNN. Gee.

http://www.cnn.com/2011/10/16/us/new-york-islamic-center/

Lower Manhattan's controversial Park51 Islamic center is now in a court battle with utility Consolidated Edison, which says the center owes it $1.7 million in a dispute over back rent.

In court papers, Park51 says it owes Con Edison only $881,000 and calls the utility's demand "grossly inflated." The center has filed suit against the company over a default notice it was issued in September, and a New York state judge has stayed any action until after a hearing in November.

In a statement to CNN on Sunday, Con Edison said it "remains hopeful" that it can work out an agreement with Park51, which leases part of its property from the utility. Park51's developers did not return a phone call seeking comment.
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But lawyers for Park51 argue the demand is based on "a fundamental misreading" of its lease and have accused Con Edison of improperly trying to take back the property. "Whether it is bowing to political pressure or seeking to retain the valuable premises for itself, Con Ed appears intent upon proceeding with its wrongful termination (and cancellation of plaintiff's right to purchase the premises) and it has expressly threatened to do so," they wrote.

[ProgressiveProfessor]

6. Actually must of that is in the Post article as well, including the $881K counter claim

[dkf]

7. The funding was always a problem.

http://m.nypost.com/;s=EGVtnUIIMU5Q4PAIfLLFu13/p/news/local/manhattan/it_doesn_have_payer_bfBL1Bju7u7FFaqcAQBKMK

About $70,000 down -- only $99,930,000 to go.
Park51 might need a little divine intervention to raise the $100 million it needs to build its massive worship and cultural center.