Emotions flare during a meeting of the Landmarks Preservation Commission . Hide Caption 8 of 11 If the commission rules that the building is not worth saving , the mosque project can proceed . Officially , the hearing was a forum for testimony on whether the building at 45-47 Park Place , near Ground Zero , is worth preserving . The mosque is to be built near the site of the destroyed twin towers .
Emotions flare during a meeting of the Landmarks Preservation Commission . Hide Caption 8 of 11 If the commission rules that the building is not worth saving , the mosque project can proceed . The mosque is to be built near the site of the destroyed twin towers .