Secular Humanist Society of New York

The Secular Humanist Society of New York is the leading freethought organization in the New York City area, promoting the principles of reason and science, and an ethical lifestance centered upon the supreme value of the individual human.

SHSNY was founded on February 10, 1988, when fourteen persons, solicited from the Free Inquiry magazine mailing list, met at Variety Recording Studios on 42nd Street in Manhattan. SHSNY holds social and educational meetings – to which all are invited – every week of the month. They are the perfect way to get to know more about our people and our ideas.