New York is big. Your Saturday doesn't have to be empty.
Tell us what you like to do. We text you small plans with a few people near you, at parks, courts, cafés and museums. Say yes or skip.
New York City. Public places only. Plans with other people are for adults 18 and older.
The kind of plans we send. Examples only.
- Pickup soccer, 6 peopleProspect Park, Long Meadow
- Met, then coffee, 4 peopleUpper East Side
- Trivia team, 5 peopleA bar in Astoria
- Bridge run, 3 peopleBrooklyn Bridge, Manhattan side
How it works
Join here
Your number, a code, your first name, age, neighbourhood and what you like to do.
Get a plan by text
The agent finds a small group with the same interest, at a time that works, near you. A person on our team checks every plan first.
Say yes or skip
When enough people say yes, you get the place and time. Skipping is fine. Nobody sees who skipped.
Only public places
Every plan happens somewhere public, with other people around. Your phone number stays private. Other people see your first name and your neighbourhood, nothing more.
- Parks
- Courts and fields
- Cafés
- Museums
- Libraries
- Bars with a crowd
- Food halls
- Running paths
A replay from a test run
The people and messages are made up. We use simulated runs to test friends.help before real people use it.
Friends, not dates
friends.help is for making friends. If someone uses a plan to hit on people, tell us. Read the community guidelines. We do not run background checks on members, so meet in public and trust your judgement.
People aged 13 to 17 can join and get ideas for things to do, but friends.help never puts them in a group or introduces them to anyone.