Brooklyn Young Adult Friends Retreat
May 17, 2025
Friends Cemetery
NYC Quakers are friendly, spiritually-led, peaceful, truth-seeking activists.
Quakers believe there is "that of God" in everyone. We value peace, integrity, equality, and stewardship. NYC Quakers help each other “live our faith out loud.”
Who are NYC Quakers?
As a couple, we represent the diverse backgrounds of contemporary Quakers: we're an ex-Catholic/Zen Buddhist and a secular Jew. We are on the left politically and value community connection, which we found in spades when we married in a meeting for worship in 2023. We relate to the inclusivity and the universality of Quakerism, and the love we Friends share for all people. As strong believers in peace and non-violence, we have found a home at 15th Street. Here we offer sanctuary to migrants, educational events for all, and serenity in an agitated world.
Sophie Gonick & Sander Hicks | 15th Street Meeting
News
Activism & Witness
Quaker Solidarity Walk to Washington, DC
May 12, 2025
AP News reported on the Brooklyn Young Adult Friend-led Quaker Solidarity March to DC in defense of the rights and freedoms granted to all human beings.
Announcements
A New NYC Quakers Website
April 30, 2025
Announcing a new website for New York City Quakers (Friends) that better reflects our vibrancy with more photos, color, energy, and information
Worship With Us
Seeking peace? All are welcome to attend worship at one of the Quaker meetings (congregations) in New York City. Most of our meetings hold silent, "unprogrammed" worship. People who are divinely inspired to share a message can speak out of the silence. Manhattan Meeting holds a pastor-led, programmed service.
Brooklyn Meeting
110 Schermerhorn Street, Brooklyn NY
You are warmly invited to worship with us. We sit in silent meditation listening and waiting for the Light…
Fifteenth Street Meeting
15 Rutherford Place (& 15th Street), New York NY
Curious about Quaker worship? Join us in the historic Fifteenth Street Meetinghouse for an hour of silence,…
Flushing Meeting
137-16 Northern Boulevard, Flushing NY
All are welcome to worship with us at our 330-year old meetinghouse in the heart of Flushing, Queens.
Manhattan Meeting
15 Rutherford Place, Room 1, New York NY
All are welcome to join our rich, Spirit-led worship. Worship is led by Pastor David Herendeen and includes…
Morningside Meeting
Riverside Church (enter at 81 Claremont Ave., NYC), 12th Floor in Bell Tower, New York NY
We are a welcoming, diverse community of individuals living the Quaker testimonies of equality, integrity,…
Staten Island Meeting
208 Bay Street, Staten Island NY
You're invited to join the small and mighty Staten Island Meeting for worship!
Downtown Outdoor Meeting
NW corner of Battery Park, just north of Castle Clinton, New York NY
All are cordially invited to join our midweek outdoor worship whenever you are able, May through September.…
Friends Cemetery
Center Drive, Prospect Park, Brooklyn NY
The Friends (AKA Quakers) Cemetery in Prospect Park, Brooklyn, NY.
Ways to Be Involved
New York City Friends and Meetings offer opportunities to gather for worship, spiritual solidarity, and activism. We also offer programs like these.
Volunteer
Opportunities to volunteer within New York Quarterly Meeting — feed the hungry, maintain our spaces, nurture our community, organize actions, and more.
Space Reservations
Rooms and spaces in the New York Quarter's buildings, the 15th Street Meeting complex and Brooklyn Meetinghouse, are available to be reserved for community use.
Witness Grants
The Witness Committee helps get funding to people and projects that bring Quaker values to life—like peace, justice, equality, and care for the planet.