Your neighbors are
already here.
A converted storefront. Tuesday mornings and Thursday evenings. Cushions provided.
The door opens before the city wakes.
No registration. Walk in, take a cushion.
The session begins when the door closes.
I work nights. By the time I get here it's 7 AM and the whole room is already breathing together. That's the only reason I sleep.
Diane
Night-shift nurse · Ridgewood
The community garden
Tended by members. Open to neighbors.
After 34 years of school bells, I didn't know how to just sit. Now Thursday mornings are mine.
Robert
Retired teacher · Elmhurst
Eight or nine people. A loose circle. No agenda.
We show exactly where
every dollar sits.
No overhead. No salaries. The center runs on volunteer time and neighbor generosity.
$5,240
raised of $8,400 goal
Covers rent through
September 2026
A meditation cushion
Lasts 5+ years. Used every morning.
Another cushion
We keep adding them as more people come.
Candle supply (1 month)
Beeswax. We go through six a week.
One week of rent
$320/mo total. Your week keeps the door open.
Tea for a month
After each session. People stay and talk.
A singing bowl
Marks the start and end of silence.
Where the money goes, exactly: $320/month rent · $45/month utilities · $60/month supplies. Everything else is time donated by neighbors who sit here too. We post a full accounting every January.
People who walk past every day
and one morning stepped in.
I came once because my neighbor left a flyer on my door. That was three years ago.
Marcus
Electrician · Bushwick
My wife and I trade off. She goes Monday, I go Thursday. It's the only thing that's just mine.
Tomas
Parent · Ridgewood
I've tried apps. I've tried YouTube. Nothing worked until I was in a room with other people.
Priya
Social worker · Elmhurst
The silence here is different. It has company in it.
Josephine
Retired nurse · Jackson Heights
Six AM on a Tuesday I'd rather be anywhere else. But I always stay.
Devon
Line cook · Woodside
I donated a cushion last year. I sit on it every week. That feels right.
Sandra
Teacher · Maspeth
I came once because my neighbor left a flyer on my door. That was three years ago.
Marcus
Electrician · Bushwick
My wife and I trade off. She goes Monday, I go Thursday. It's the only thing that's just mine.
Tomas
Parent · Ridgewood
I've tried apps. I've tried YouTube. Nothing worked until I was in a room with other people.
Priya
Social worker · Elmhurst
The silence here is different. It has company in it.
Josephine
Retired nurse · Jackson Heights
Six AM on a Tuesday I'd rather be anywhere else. But I always stay.
Devon
Line cook · Woodside
I donated a cushion last year. I sit on it every week. That feels right.
Sandra
Teacher · Maspeth
The silence here is different. It has company in it.
Josephine
Retired nurse · Jackson Heights
Six AM on a Tuesday I'd rather be anywhere else. But I always stay.
Devon
Line cook · Woodside
I donated a cushion last year. I sit on it every week. That feels right.
Sandra
Teacher · Maspeth
I came once because my neighbor left a flyer on my door. That was three years ago.
Marcus
Electrician · Bushwick
My wife and I trade off. She goes Monday, I go Thursday. It's the only thing that's just mine.
Tomas
Parent · Ridgewood
I've tried apps. I've tried YouTube. Nothing worked until I was in a room with other people.
Priya
Social worker · Elmhurst
I came once because my neighbor left a flyer on my door. That was three years ago.
Marcus
Electrician · Bushwick
My wife and I trade off. She goes Monday, I go Thursday. It's the only thing that's just mine.
Tomas
Parent · Ridgewood
I've tried apps. I've tried YouTube. Nothing worked until I was in a room with other people.
Priya
Social worker · Elmhurst
The silence here is different. It has company in it.
Josephine
Retired nurse · Jackson Heights
Six AM on a Tuesday I'd rather be anywhere else. But I always stay.
Devon
Line cook · Woodside
I donated a cushion last year. I sit on it every week. That feels right.
Sandra
Teacher · Maspeth
Opened
March 2019
A converted storefront.
Nothing more, nothing less.
We found a lease on a quiet residential block in 2019. Painted the walls the color of overcast sky. Laid down hardwood. Ordered cushions. Put a sign in the window that said Sitting — All Welcome.
People started showing up. Night-shift nurses at 7 AM. Retired teachers on Thursday mornings. Young parents trading childcare for thirty minutes of quiet. Nobody asked anyone why they came.
7
Sessions / week
200+
Regular sitters
Free
Always
Find us
47 Halsey Street, Bushwick, Brooklyn
Mon–Sat · Doors open at 5:50 AM
The room costs $425 a month to keep open.
We ask for what we need.
No membership fees. No suggested donation at the door. We run one fundraiser a year and we're honest about where we stand. Right now we need $3,160 to finish the year. That's it.
501(c)(3) nonprofit · Tax-deductible · No recurring charges without consent