A newly released poll finds strong opposition to a plan to build a mosque near Ground Zero.

According to a Quinnipiac University survey, 52 percent of New Yorkers said they are against the proposal, while 31 said they support the idea.

Of those surveyed, 44 percent say they have a generally favorable opinion of Islam, while 28 percent have an unfavorable one. Another 28 percent say they are undecided.

In a controversial vote last month, emotions ran running high as enraged 9/11 families vehemently opposed the idea, even as a local community board voted in favor of it.

Two blocks from the hallowed ground at 45 and 47 Park Place a Muslim organization called the Cordoba Group, led by Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf, wants to build the center. It would include a recreational facility, including a performing arts center and swimming pool and a library.

But the biggest outcry is over the proposal for a prayer center in the buildings.

“Muslims pray five times a day,” Abdul Rauf said. “Prayer is important to all of us who are people of faith.”

(Source: WCBSTV)