Today the New York Times has an article about the recent discovery that in 1910 the Ottoman government set up a mosque in the Little Syria neighborhood of Downtown Manhattan (a few blocks from the World Trade Center site):

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/10/nyregion/mosque-shows-that-muslims-have-long-been-a-part-of-new-york.html[nytimes.com]

First year student, and President of the Washington Street Historical Society Todd Fine is quoted fairly prominently. Congratulations, Todd!