Community Board Wants 9/11 Trial Moved

MYFOXNY.COM - Community Board 1, which serves Lower Manhattan south of Canal Street including Ground Zero, held a public hearing on moving the trial of Khalid Shaikh Mohammed and four other suspected 9/11 terrorists out of the area.

Many residents of Chinatown and the neighboring areas to the federal courthouse at 500 Pearl Street testified that holding the trial there will be a burden and a danger for them.

Board members voted unanimously to ask the White House to move the trial to a secure nonresidential location, such as Governors Island or Randall's Island.