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NYC Quakers

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.”

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Who are NYC Quakers?

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In Quaker worship, we sit in silence, listening for God. This practice deeply resonates with my experience as a yoga practitioner and meditator. In that stillness, I find the same "peace that surpasses all understanding" that has drawn me to my yoga mat for over 20 years!

Tanya Farmer | Brooklyn Meeting

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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.
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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…

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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,…

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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.

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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…

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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,…

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Staten Island Meeting

208 Bay Street, Staten Island NY

You're invited to join the small and mighty Staten Island Meeting for worship!

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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.…

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Friends Cemetery

Center Drive, Prospect Park, Brooklyn NY

The Friends (AKA Quakers) Cemetery in Prospect Park, Brooklyn, NY.

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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.
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Volunteer

Opportunities to volunteer within New York Quarterly Meeting — feed the hungry, maintain our spaces, nurture our community, organize actions, and more.
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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.
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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.