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Long Island town OKs all-boys Muslim school — but 120 students can’t stay overnight

Nypost · 🇺🇸 public United States · · 443 words · By Brandon Cruz
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Long Island town OKs all-boys Muslim school — but 120 students can’t stay overnight See more of our coverage in your search results.

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Long Island town OKs all-boys Muslim school — but 120 students can’t stay overnight See more of our coverage in your search results.

Why it matters

A controversial all-boys Muslim school that sparked massive backlash over plans to house 120 teens next door to a senior living community will no longer be allowed to board its students.

Common ground

The town of Islip’s zoning board on Tuesday reversed a previous decision to allow The United American Muslim Association’s new school in Bay Shore to house the boys in a dormitory on campus — after being grilled by residents for five-straight hours in a July…

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open_in_new Read the original article: https://nypost.com/2026/09/24/us-news/ny-town-oks-all-boys-muslim-school-in-resi…

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 8 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “The 73,000-square-foot main building more recently served as a home for Catholic priests”
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The provided evidence does not mention the square footage (73,000 sq ft) or that the building specifically served as a home for Catholic priests in the recent past; the search results for square footage were generic conversion tools.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Catholic Church (Latin: Ecclesia Catholica), also called the Roman Catholic Church (Latin: Ecclesia Catholica Romana), is the largest Christian church, with an estimated 1.28 to 1.41 billion bapti…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catholic_Church
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The catholic epistles (also called the general epistles) are seven epistles of the New Testament. Listed in order of their appearance in the New Testament, the catholic epistles are:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catholic_epistles
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Catholic theology is the understanding of Catholic doctrine or teachings, and results from the studies of theologians. It is based on canonical scripture, and sacred tradition, as interpreted authorit…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catholic_theology
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Claim 2: “the all boys, Islamic-education-based school will still be allowed to open on the 13-acre waterfront campus”
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Multiple sources confirm that while boarding was denied, the all-boys Islamic school is still permitted to open on the 13-acre waterfront campus.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Islam is the third-largest religion in the United States (1.6%) after Christianity (67%) and Judaism (2.4%). Pew Research Centre estimates that there are about 5.5 million Muslims of all ages living i…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islam_in_the_United_States
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Muslim Students Association, or Muslim Student Union, of the U.S. and Canada, also known as MSA National, is a religious organization dedicated to establishing and maintaining Islamic societies on…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muslim_Students_Association
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The United Muslim American Association is an organization in Illinois for the purpose of empowering Muslims through the political process. It was founded by Rafiq Jaber.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Muslim_American_Associa…
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Claim 3: “The property was previously a Catholic boarding school that ran from the 1920s until 1972.”
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Only one specific news source (Newsday) provides the detail that the property was a boarding school for teenage boys vying to become priests until 1972. Other sources mention it was a former Catholic boarding school/seminary but do not specify the 1920s-1972 timeframe.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Catholic theology is the understanding of Catholic doctrine or teachings, and results from the studies of theologians. It is based on canonical scripture, and sacred tradition, as interpreted authorit…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catholic_theology
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Catholic Church (Latin: Ecclesia Catholica), also called the Roman Catholic Church (Latin: Ecclesia Catholica Romana), is the largest Christian church, with an estimated 1.28 to 1.41 billion bapti…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The catholic epistles (also called the general epistles) are seven epistles of the New Testament. Listed in order of their appearance in the New Testament, the catholic epistles are:
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Claim 4: “The Zoning Board of Appeals voted 3-1 to reverse the Building Division’s interpretation and determined that the proposed boarding component… is not a permitted accessory use to the parochial school under the Town’s zoning code”
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Three independent sources explicitly state that the Zoning Board of Appeals voted 3-1 to reverse the Building Division's interpretation and determined that boarding is not a permitted accessory use.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Hudson County is a county in the U.S. state of New Jersey, its smallest and most densely populated. Lying in the northeast of the state and on the west bank of the Hudson River, the county is part of …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hudson_County,_New_Jersey
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Manhattan is the most densely populated and geographically smallest of the five boroughs of New York City. Manhattan is coextensive with New York County, which is the smallest county by area in the U.…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — New York State Route 27 (NY 27) is a 120.58-mile-long (194.05 km) state highway that runs east–west from Interstate 278 (I-278) in the New York City borough of Brooklyn to Montauk Point State Park on …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_State_Route_27
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Claim 5: “The United American Muslim Association purchased the property in June”
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Two independent sources confirm the United American Muslim Association purchased the property in June.
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web search NEUTRAL — The United American Muslim Association purchased the property in June and plans to provide early childhood programs and teach grades 7 through 12 as well as provide community activities, with tuition …
https://nypost.com/2026/09/24/us-news/ny-town-oks-all-boys-m…
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web search NEUTRAL — It bought the property for $5 million in June from the Montfort Missionaries. Until 1972, the missionary group ran the site as a boarding school for teenage boys vying to become priests.An attorney fo…
https://www.newsday.com/long-island/towns/islip-town-board-o…
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web search NEUTRAL — Something called the "United American Muslim Association" made the purchase.A former Catholic seminary and boarding school in Bay Shore has been sold to a Muslim nonprofit with plans to revive a simil…
https://www.amren.com/news/2026/07/muslim-nonprofit-acquires…
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Claim 6: “tuition averaging between $750 and $1,250 a month”
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Two independent sources report the estimated tuition range of $750 to $1,250 per month.
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web search NEUTRAL — Sep 24, 2026 · Tuition is estimated to range from $750 to $1,250 monthly. The group has not responded to requests for comment regarding this matter.
https://totalnews.com/town-approves-boys-muslim-school-in-re…
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web search NEUTRAL — Sep 24, 2026 · The United American Muslim Association purchased the property in June and plans to provide early childhood programs and teach grades 7 through 12 as well as provide community activities…
https://nypost.com/2026/09/24/us-news/ny-town-oks-all-boys-m…
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web search NEUTRAL — However, UAMA and the Fatih Mosque Community offer a special scholarship program for students who meet our rules. A normal student room with meals usually costs between $2,000 and $2,500 a month in NY…
https://fatihmuslimdorm.com/
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Claim 7: “plans to provide early childhood programs and teach grades 7 through 12 as well as provide community activities”
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The specific plan to provide early childhood programs and teach grades 7-12 is mentioned in one source. Other sources mention general plans for an Islamic school but not the specific grade levels.
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web search NEUTRAL — The United American Muslim Association is a nonprofit dedicated to Islamic education and community service, Zakat, and global compassionate aid.Character and community. Learn about the emphasis on Isl…
https://uama.us/
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web search NEUTRAL — United American Muslim association has been working relentlessly for the past 40 years to raise and educate our youth with Islamic knowledge and manners. For every Muslim individual, The UAMA is provi…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SW9pN581OAQ
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web search NEUTRAL — The United American Muslim Association recently reached an agreement to buy the 13-acre complex at 26 South Saxon Ave. to turn it into an Islamic boarding school.
https://loganswarning.com/2026/07/22/long-island-ny-possible…
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Claim 8: “The town of Islip’s zoning board on Tuesday reversed a previous decision to allow The United American Muslim Association’s new school in Bay Shore to house the boys in a dormitory on campus”
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Multiple independent news sources confirm that the Islip zoning board reversed a previous decision to allow the United American Muslim Association's school in Bay Shore to have an on-campus dormitory.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Islip ( EYE-slip) is a town in Suffolk County, New York, United States, on the South Shore of Long Island. The population was 339,938 at the time of the 2020 census, making it the fourth most populous…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islip,_New_York
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — West Islip is a hamlet and CDP settled in 1683, located in the Town of Islip, in Suffolk County, New York, United States. Situated on the South Shore of Long Island, the population of the CDP was 27,0…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Islip,_New_York
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Central Islip (also known locally by its initials as CI) is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) within the Town of Islip in Suffolk County, New York, United States. As of the 2020 census, Centr…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_Islip,_New_York
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