New York: Zen Center of New York City
- The city branch of Zen Mountain Monastery under the direction of ZMM vice-abbess Bonnie Myotai Treace Sensei is dedicated to supporting lay practice for both beginning and experienced practitioners. Information on activities.
- http://www.mro.org/firelotus/

Setauket: Long Island Zen Center
- Rinzai Zen center offering regular sittings and retreats.
- http://zenli.org

New York: Zendo Shobo-ji (Temple of True Dharma)
- Offers daily zazen and periodic retreats. Affiliated with Daibosatsu Monastary and the Rinzai lineage.
- http://www.daibosatsu.org/nyzindex.html

New York: Community of Mindfulness/NY Metro
- Inspired by the Teachings of Thich Nhat Hanh.
- http://www.mindfulnessnyc.org/

Schenectady: Kingfisher Sangha
- Member sangha of the Community of Mindful Living. Offers practice in the tradition of Thich Nhat Hanh.
- http://www.timesunion.com/communities/kingfisher/

Syracuse: Zen Center of Syracuse, Hoen-ji
- Offers a full Zen practice schedule, with a resident teacher. Affiliated with the Dai Bosatsu Zendo and the Rinzai tradition.
- http://www.zencenterofsyracuse.org/

New York: Still Mind Zendo
- Practices in the Soto-Rinzai lineage of Taizan Maezumi Roshi and the White Plum Asanga. Offers group zazen several times weekly.
- http://www.stillmindzendo.org/

Amherst: Buffalo Sitting Group
- Member of the Cloud-Water Sangha, affiliated with the Rochester Zen Center, Harada Yasutani lineage.
- http://www.rzc.org/html/sangha/sitting_groups.shtml#Buffalo

New York: Ordinary Mind Zendo
- Offers daily sittings. Affiliated with Chartotte Joko Beck and the San Diego Zen Center.
- http://www.ordinarymind.com/

New York: Village Zendo
- Training temple for the Zen Peacemaker Order, Harada Yasutani lineage. Offers a complete Zen practice schedule.
- http://www.villagezendo.org/

New York: The Meditation Group
- An affiliate of The Ch'an Meditation Center and Dharma Drum Mountain Buddhist Association, in the Lin-Chi (Rinzai) lineage. Offers weekly group meditation and periodic retreats.
- http://www.meditationgroup.org

Katonah: Pine Hill Zendo
- Trains individuals in the Rinzai Zen tradition of Buddhism. Closely affiliated with The Zen Studies Society and can be considered a sub temple of International Dai Bosatsu Zendo Kongo Ji monastery. Offers daily zazen practice.
- http://www.pinehillzendo.org/

Shawangunk: Dharma Drum Retreat Center
- Retreat center for Dharma Drum Mountain, a Ch'an Buddhist association in the lineage of Lin-Chi (Rinzai).
- http://www.chan1.org/ddrc/ddrc.html

Springwater Center
- Center near Rochester which holds silent meditation retreats and other events. Buddhist oriented but non-denominational. Site includes articles and talks by the center's founder, Toni Packer.
- http://www.springwatercenter.org/

Queens: Ch'an Meditation Center
- Offers regular group meditation practice. Member of the Dharma Drum Buddhist Association, in the lineage of Lin-Chi (Rinzai).
- http://www.chan1.org/cmc/cmc.html

Rye: Empty Hand Zendo
- The Meeting House Zen Group has its origins in a weekly sitting program led by Susan Postal at Wainwright House from 1980-1985. Responding to an invitation by Rye Friends to share their historic Meeting House, Susan with the support of her teacher began l
- http://www.emptyhandzen.org/

Elmhurst: Dharma Drum Mountain
- A residential Buddhist community in the tradition of Master Sheng-yen (Shifu). Chinese Ch'an Buddhist center in the Lin-Chi (Rinzai) lineage. Offers regular group meditation and frequent retreats.
- http://www.chan1.org

Rochester Zen Center
- Established in 1966 by Roshi Philip Kapleau, who spent thirteen years undergoing Zen training in Japan under three Zen masters before being ordained by Hakuun Yasutani-roshi in 1965 and given permission by him to teach. The Rochester Zen Center has a lar
- http://www.rzc.org/