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New Castle's quiet West End gets noisy over proposed mosque

Originally published: December 11, 2012 1:10 PM
Updated: December 11, 2012 3:40 PM
By ALYSSA SUNKIN. SPECIAL TO NEWSDAY  

Worshipers attend Friday prayers at the Upper Westchester

Photo credit: Xavier Mascarenas | Worshipers attend Friday prayers at the Upper Westchester Muslim Society on Clairmont Avenue in Thornwood.(Nov. 30, 2012)

A proposal to build a 24,690-square-foot Islamic center and mosque in a countrified corner of New Castle has riled the normally tranquil neighborhood.

Residents of the area, located between Ossining and Millwood and known as the West End, fear the mosque will generate heavy traffic on roads not designed to carry a crush of vehicles and will ruin the neighborhood's rural charm.

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