from www.asylum.com – The proposed “Ground Zero mosque” has caused more outrage than when Katz’s Deli tried to open their Tehran location. It has elicited comments from Mayor Bloomberg, the White House and the always-enlightening Sarah Palin Twitter feed.

And though many of those comments came from politicians whose closest encounter with New York was ordering the Manhattan clam chowder at a Ponderosa Steakhouse, the country has followed many of them to the battlefields.

In response, New York City resident Daryl Lang has illustrated that the Ground Zero area, contrary to what people say, is not a sacred piece of Manhattan landscape. In his recent photo montage, caustically titled “Hallowed Ground,” Lang shows that life in lower Manhattan is just as unscrupulous as any other portion of the city.

“I wanted to show the disconnect between how New Yorkers see lower Manhattan and how politicians keep describing it.” explains Lang. Within these photos are New York Dolls Gentleman’s Club, the Park Place OTB, and some more vulgar Manhattan establishments, like Dunkin Donuts.

“I hope it adds to the conversation and makes the point I intended,” notes Lang. “We should stand above fear and intolerance.” Perhaps he should tweet that to @SarahPalinUSA.