Burlington Coat Factory 168

Burlington Coat Factory #168
Store number	168
Address	45 Park Place
City	New York, New York
Closed	September 11, 2001
Coordinates	40.71366°N 74.00988°W / 40.71366; -74.00988

Burlington Coat Factory #168 was a Burlington Coat Factory off-price department store located at 45 Park Place in New York, New York. Located a few blocks from the World Trade Center, the store's building was heavily damaged during the September 11 attacks in 2001, when landing gear from one of the planes that hit the Twin Towers fell onto the building's roof. The store never reopened, and Burlington's lease on the space expired in 2008. The building was planned to be the site of Park51, a proposed Islamic community center that drew national attention in May 2010 as the "Ground Zero mosque". As Park51 gained media attention, Burlington hastily removed its large signs from the building, causing damage to the facade. Park51's organizers sued Burlington Coat Factory for $4.5 million over the damages, arguing that the damage was intentionally done out of hostility toward the proposal.