What we’re about
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Imagine…
Hundreds of New Yorkers coming together in small groups of neighbors
and fellow citizens to discuss topics of intensive interest…
Hosted at no cost and at convenient locations and times…
Aided by simple guiding principles…
Inspired by the city’s grand tradition of robust conversation…
Our vision is to inspire, organize, publicize, facilitate and celebrate a renaissance of healthy dialogue in New York City.
Our Mission:
1. Encourage and support interesting and important conversations among New Yorkers at the grass-roots level,
2. Establish simple, affordable, and sustainable infrastructure to foster such conversations throughout the city year-round.
3. Add to the worldwide image of New York as a metropolis where culture and intellect thrive among the people.
4. Organize the plethora of conversations happening in the city and have them listed in one central and easily-accessible spot.
5. Maintain conversations with a human face by discussing topics in-person, while also allowing for further discussion online.
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Upcoming events (4+)
See all- FTI: Socrates Cafe [Host: Karl Iglesias]Link visible for attendees
This event is brought to you by the Free Thinker Institute (FTI), a not-for-profit looking to support and empower personal development for its members - and for everyone interested. We organize an event every Tuesday to discuss ways to transform wisdom into practical applications that benefit our lives, covering topics widely ranging from professional subjects to spiritual ones.
Format: Social where we introduce ourselves (for those who want to) (15 mins), Brainstorm topics as a group about what we will discuss for the evening (15 mins), group discussion (1 hour 45 mins).
Description:
We will brainstorm topics to discuss at the start of the event, vote on said topics to decide which topic(s) are the most popular, and discuss those topics.For reference, see this TEDx talk about Socrates Café https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sWNOa-Q0S6c
To get familiar with our past events, feel free to check out our YouTube channel:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmixGB9GdrptyEWovEj80zgAfter registering via zoom, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
We publish our event recordings on our Youtube channel to offer our help to anyone who would like to but can’t attend the meeting, so we need to give this clause. If you don’t want to be recorded, just remain on mute and keep your video off.
Here’s our legal notice: For valuable consideration received, by joining this event I hereby grant Free Thinker Institute and its legal representatives and assigns, the irrevocable and unrestricted right to use and publish any and all Zoom recordings for trade, advertising and any other commercial purpose, and to alter the same without any restriction. I hereby release Free Thinker Institute and its legal representatives and assigns from all claims and liability related to said video recordings.
- FTI: Thinkers Multi-group BYOB potluck: Special 5th FridayPier i W 70th St in Riverside Park South , New York, NY
Special 5th Fridays: Aug 29 7:00PM-10:00PM
Pier 1 at Riverside Park SouthAll are welcome!
NO ALCOHOL!Donations Appreciated but Not Required
Donate Here via Ethical NYC to Support this Event
https://ethicalnyc.app.neoncrm.com/forms/54Special Event:
Summer on the Hudson: Riverside Comedy Club
https://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2025/08/29/riverside-comedy-clubPier 1 at Riverside Park South, W 70 St & Riverside Blvd in Manhattan NY 10019/10023/10069
Q2H6+WG New YorkPier i Café
Riverside Park South
W 70th St #500
New York NY 10069
+1 (212) 362-4450
info@piericafe.com
@piericafe
Riverside Park Conservancy
475 Riverside Dr Ste 455
New York, NY 10115-0085
+1 (212) 870-3070
mail@riversideparknyc.org
@riversideparknyc
City of New York, Department of Parks & Recreation
Arsenal Central Park
830 5th Ave
New York NY 10065-7095
+1 (212) 639-9675
https://www.nycgovparks.org/parks/bryant-park
@nycparks· Location is subject to change for weather. Check website calendars and Meetup pages for various groups for updates and changes.
· No alcohol permitted! Bring food, soft drinks, and fabric only blankets. Free admission.
· Harry is the Point of Contact, reachable at +1 (929) 251-3570. Call, don’t text.
· Enter park at 68th St and take Northern walkway. Meet at restrooms at end of walkway behind Pier i Cafe. Check Meetup pages for exact location. Stragglers and lost people call Harry. Group will move about after initial meetup.
· Alternative indoor location will be the David Rubenstein Atrium at Lincoln Center, 1887 Broadway, New York NY 10023, +1 (212) 875-5456, https://www.lincolncenter.org/venue/atrium.Closest Transit:
M72: W 66 St/Freedom Pl
M57: West End Av/W 66 St, West End Av/W 64 St
M66: West 66 Street & West End Avenue
M11: Amsterdam Av/W 65 St, Columbus Ave/W 66 St
1: 66 St-Lincoln Center
M5, M7, M104: Broadway/W 65 St, Broadway/W 66 St, Columbus Ave/W 66 StOur friends at various groups are cross-posting this event. Some groups have after-parties.
Humanist Happy Hour
Brooklyn Society for Ethical Culture
http://bsec.org/calendar-3/
https://www.meetup.com/brooklyn-society-for-ethical-cultureDrinking Inquisitively
Center for Inquiry – NYC Branch
https://cfi-nyc.org/
https://www.meetup.com/cfinyc/Humanist Happy Hour
The City Congregation for Humanistic Judaism
https://citycongregation.org/events-calendar/FTI: Thinkers Multi-group BYOB potluck
Free Thinkers Institute
https://www.freethinkerinstitute.org/events/
https://www.meetup.com/freethinkerinstitute/Live DWA
Gotham Atheists
https://gothamatheists.org/
https://www.meetup.com/GothamAtheists/Humanist Happy Hour
New York Society for Ethical Culture
https://ethical.nyc/events
https://www.meetup.com/ethicalnyc/NYC Atheists In-Person Meeting
https://nycatheists.org/calendar/
https://www.meetup.com/nycatheists/Cross-group Happy Hour at Ethical Culture
Secular Humanists Society of New York
https://www.shsny.org/events-calendar
https://www.meetup.com/shsny-org/RULES for In-Person Meeting:
- GROUP PROMOTION: Each group may bring flyers or posters advertising membership, donations, and meetings.
- DRINKING: Bring your own booze should be limited to beer and wine, no hard liquors. Everyone should drink responsibly and don't get sloshed. Save the hard drinking for the after parties in outside bars.
- RESPECT FOR DIFFERENCES: While there is overlap among the groups, not every group is the same and thinks the same. Respect each other's differences and different ideologies. Look for common ground not for things to hate. We're all friends here, treat each other as such.
- ARGUMENTS: Listen to each other’s opinion completely in good faith. Ask questions about other's points instead of immediately dismissing. Approach taboo subjects--such as sex, religion, and politics--with strangers cautiously; back out if getting heated. Agree to disagree and walk away if necessary.
- RESPECT FOR THE MEETING HOUSE: Use appropriate trash/recycling cans and clean up after yourselves. Leave the Meeting House better than you found it. Respect the neighborhood, don't act foolishly on the streets when entering and leaving or loitering.
- NO ELECTIONEERING: Due to tax restrictions for many groups being §501(c)(3) tax-exempt, do not discuss, promote, denigrate, or leave/display/hand out materials for any candidate, campaign, party, or proposition on any upcoming election. No electioneering during the event. Other activities prohibited by tax-restrictions are also not allowed.
- SELF-RECOGNITION: Try to speak from your own experiences and own your intentions and impacts. Recognize your own privileges and different backgrounds.
- CONFIDENTIALITY: Meetings are private despite being open to the public. Recordings are prohibited. You may share what you learned, but not direct quotes and identities.
- MEETING MODERATION: The organizers, hosts, co-hosts, moderators, and discussion leaders will use various methods available to ensure compliance with the rules and maintain decorum.
Attending any meeting or event implies agreement with the above rules.
