We are proceeding with the community center, Cordoba House.
At Cordoba House, we envision shared space for community activities, like a swimming pool, classrooms and a play space for children.
The project was originally called Cordoba House, then renamed Park51, in reference to the street address on Park Place.
Later, the Imam leading the project introduced some ambiguity by again referring to the project as "Cordoba House".
On May 25, 2010, neighborhood authorities in a non-binding advisory vote backed part of the plans for Cordoba House to be built on the site.
That cleared the way for it to be demolished, and the new Cordoba House to be built in its place.
"Cordoba House" is pleasing to the ear.
Much of the controversy over Cordoba House has focussed on its location.
Backers of the proposal initially named it the Cordoba House, later renaming it to Park51.
For example, most of them don't understand that "Cordoba House" is a deliberately insulting term.