Mosque is voted down

BAYONNE – The Bayonne Zoning Board held its final meeting and public hearing on Monday, March 6, at which it rejected an application for bulk by Bayonne Muslims, a local religious organization. Four commissioners voted in favor, while three voted against, but the ordinance required five votes in favor to pass.
The group was hoping to convert a warehouse at 109 East 24th Street into a Muslim Community Center, a plan opposed by some residents of the East Side neighborhood. Amid heated debate on both sides of the issue, Zoning Board Chairman Mark Urban, after a five-hour hearing, joined three other commissioners to vote against the variance. Read the full story in the Bayonne Community News on Wednesday, March 8.