NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
Friday, April 4, 2014, 11:44 PM
Houses of worship are counting on Mayor de Blasio to shepherd them into public schools permanently.
A day after a federal appeals court decided the city has a right to ban religious services from public school buildings, Councilman Fernando Cabrera (D-Bronx) said he is hopeful de Blasio will allow faith groups to keep praying in public spaces.
“The mayor of the city of New York has stood with us from the very beginning,” Cabrera said Friday, surrounded by pastors. “We’re feeling very confident that he is going to stand with us.”
Cabrera noted that de Blasio was one of 3,500 protesters who marched across the Brooklyn Bridge in 2012, when he was public advocate, when the city sought to enforce the ban on worship services in public schools.
A spokeswoman for the mayor and a spokeswoman for Schools Chancellor Carmen Fariña declined to comment.
De Blasio said Thursday that faith groups play an important role in the community, often providing social services in needy areas.
“I stand by my belief that a faith organization playing by the same rules as any community nonprofit deserves access,” de Blasio said, noting his counsel would review the court’s decision.
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