The Bronx Muslim Center in Van Nest will open a new four-floor, 32,000-square-foot building down the block from the existing center, becoming the largest mosque in New York state. The new facility is ten times larger than the original and will address consistent overcrowding and frequent overflow that forced additional prayer times and outdoor sidewalk prayers. The facility will include community event spaces, classrooms, meeting rooms, a rooftop outdoor seating area, and a basement cafeteria. The center plans weekend school and Arabic classes to engage youth and build community values. The center aims to open by the end of 2026.
Community members, Muslims and non-Muslims got used to sitting on the sidewalks, praying on sidewalks, praying in the street. They knew that we needed something larger,
This will be the first community center in the surrounding neighborhoods for our youth. So we need to take the youth off the street and bring them in to somewhere safe, somewhere where they're in a learning environment, a positive environment,
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