Alhamdulillah, after a successful fundraising campaign last year, we were able to raise enough funds to purchase a permanent space for our community!  As we have community members from all over NYC and visitors frequently from various parts of the world, we decided to call this new center The Islamic Center Of New York City.  Please make special du'aa that Allah grants us continued success in this next phase of our center's growth and development inshallah. 

This project is a $22 million endeavor.  With your support, we successfully raised the down payment of $7 million last year, obtained a loan for $10 million, executed a purchase agreement in November 2024, and closed on the property earlier this year alhumdulillah. Our goal for this year is to raise $5 million to cover the cost of renovation, construction and the carrying cost of the property (insurance, utilities, mortgage, etc.) Inshallah with everyone’s contributions, we'll be able to get it done.  

OUR NEW SPACE | theicnyc.org
Located at the prime intersection of 6th Avenue and Washington Place at 350 6th Avenue, our new Islamic Center will occupy a two story commercial unit offering over 16,000 square feet of usable space.  The versatile, open structure will cater to the diverse needs of our community.  We are in a schematic design phase currently and ongoing renovations and construction will likely take a year at least. However, we were able to receive a temporary permit for assembly so that we can host community iftars in the last 10 nights of Ramadan, Eid Brunch on the day of Eid itself, and an Eid Bazaar the weekend following Eid ul Fitr so that you all can see the space for yourselves inshallah!   

Our financing for the project was provided through a shariah-compliant loan that ICNYC received from Stearns Salam Banking, an Islamic Finance division of Stearns Bank.  We plan to raise ~$5 million per year over the next few years ($15 million in total) to cover the repayment of the loan and the cost of renovation.  Together, with your support, we can build our new space to serve as an independent, epicenter for Muslim spiritual, intellectual, professional, and social life in Manhattan.

We have begun to design a space with the following usages: 

• A large multipurpose space to accommodate our community needs for Jummah, Ramadan, Muharram, and other religious services in addition to large events, banquets, weddings, social gatherings and more.
• An extended co-working space with a cafe for those needing a place to do remote work.
• Programming and event space to enhance and offer more daily, weekly and monthly offerings as well as opportunities for community organizations to rent space for their own events
• Facilities to provide opportunities for individual exercising and classes, counseling and group therapies, cupping, massages, and similar services.
• Classroom space to provide weekend school activities to children and daily/weekly learning opportunities for all segments of the community
• Office space for administrative staff as well as other community based organizations to help build more services for the community and greater cohesion and unity amongst different Muslim groups.

These spaces will allow for us to develop our programming and operations in many different areas including: 

• Added programming to focus on youth development, in particular teens and tweens, as well as the elderly
• Our convert care programming
• Programming focused on our adult community members, 30 and older, 40 and older, etc.
• Services to help meet the growing matrimonial needs of our community
• Networking opportunities within our professional community by industry as well as mentorship programming for our student community
• Enhanced spiritual and religious learning programming with dedicated teachers and structured curriculum
• Community service offerings and social service development
• Collaboration with other community-based organizations, civic engagement groups, and other like-minded NGOs
   

WAYS TO CONTRIBUTE

The Islamic Center Of New York City is a registered non-profit with 501c3 status alhamdulillah - meaning all contributions are tax-deductible! We are grateful to the Zakat Fund of NYC which served as a fiscal sponsor for ICNYC last year. All donations will receive a tax-deductible receipt. If you are interested in contributing outside of this launchgood, please email info@theicnyc.org and we can share other ways of contributing with you. 

Please do give what you can, share with others to encourage their giving, and keep this project, our community, and each other in your prayers, especially in these blessed days and nights of Ramadan.  May Allah grant us success and ease in this and all of our endeavors, be pleased with this effort and put khayr into it, and help us to build with courage, foresight, love, hope, and all things that are good.  Ameen ❤️