Why a mosque near Ground Zero might uplift the neighborhood

"For those who have based their opposition to the Muslim Center on their concern for the sensibilities of the 9/11 families, places like the New York Dolls and the Pussycat Lounge present a moral dilemma."

– Nicolaus Mills, professor of American Studies at Sarah Lawrence College, in an opinion piece for the Monitor that argues the Ground Zero mosque could improve its environs.