It’s the first of its kind under the city’s pandemic-era program closing streets to traffic.
Make your contribution now and help Gothamist thrive in 2023.A street in Brooklyn has become a car-free space for weekly Islamic prayer outside a local mosque.
DOT officials said the open street, which began Sept. 15, is the first in the city in partnership with a mosque. Worshippers at Masjid Nur Al-Islam said the extra space for Friday prayer — known as jumma in Arabic — is essential. Islam asks Muslims to pray five times a day, typically at home. Muslims traditionally come together on Fridays at a mosque for a midday prayer called dhuhr and listen to a sermon from an imam, who leads the congregation. Friday prayers align with the dhuhr prayer time, typically between noon and 1 p.m.
Hanif helped the mosque with its application for an open street. The Department of Transportation allows the road to be closed between noon and 3 p.m. on Fridays. The open street permit must be renewed every year. Masjid Nur Al-Islam is located across from a Jewish elementary school. Abul Khair said relations between the two faith communities have always been peaceful.
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