Bethpage mosque closed after code violation complaints
Quick ReadThe Town of Oyster Bay has closed a Bethpage mosque due to code violations.
Photo credit: Newsday/Alejandra Villa | Masjid Al-Baqi mosque in Bethpage, was closed citing building violations. (Aug. 13, 2010)
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The Town of Oyster Bay has closed a Bethpage mosque due to code violations after local residents pressed the town to inspect the property, sending about 200 congregation members elsewhere during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.
An attorney for the mosque said the closure of Masjid al-Baqi, on Central Avenue, came Tuesday, the day before Ramadan began. But town officials say the building actually...
