Masjid Hazrat Abu Bakr Siddique

141-47 33rd Avenue | also 141-49 33rd Avenue | Flushing | built 1997

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About 1940. Via 1940s.nyc
The lot about 1985
About 1985. Via 80s.nyc

The city photographed every building for its tax records around 1940 and again in the 1980s. NYC Municipal Archives.

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  1. 1986

    Pakistani, Afghan and Uzbek immigrants found Masjid Hazrat Abu Bakr Siddique as a Flushing community center

    Immigrants from Pakistan, Afghanistan and Uzbekistan started the mosque in 1986, meant both as a house of prayer and as a center for religious events and community programs. It is run as a nonprofit and today stands at 141-47 33rd Avenue in Flushing. The Arabic word masjid, used in its name, means a place of prostration.

    “…established by Pakistani, Afghan, and Uzbek immigrants in 1986 as a community center for religious events and helpful programs…”

    Source: Wikipedia

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