Bethpage mosque issue is about safety

The mischaracterization of Bethpage residents and the Town of Oyster Bay in your editorial “Call for fairness on the mosque” Opinion, Sept. 5] is misleading and unfounded. We are appalled by the offensive remarks cited — and equally appalled that Newsday seeks to define our town by a handful of comments while ignoring the overwhelming number of residents raising legitimate safety concerns.

There is already a mosque at Stewart and Central avenues in Bethpage. No one is blocking or interfering with this house of worship. This case is not about religion or discrimination — it concerns at least a proposed threefold expansion on a site plagued by traffic congestion, parking shortages, and safety hazards. For over 20 years, the group has freely practiced i

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