Empty Hand Zen Center is a Soto Zen Buddhist practice community located on Lawton Street near the New Rochelle Public Library in New Rochelle, New York. This center was founded in 1990, originally as the Meeting House Zen Group, to practice and study Zen Buddhism in Westchester County, New York. This center is open to the public three days a week, offerings including meditations, chanting services, dharma talks, and study groups. This center is open to all, regardless of your expertise or familiarity with Zen Buddhism.

The Empty Hand Zen Center is located in downtown New Rochelle, New York at 45 Lawton Street across from the New Rochelle Public Library. The center is located in a brick building nestled in between Lawton Street Tavern and Backstreet Custom Framing, offering an oasis of tranquility and privacy amidst the business of the surrounding urban area. There is a small parking lot once turning into the building and street parking out front. This center can be accessed by public transportation, Huguenot Street @ Bridge Street being the closest stop, only a 2 minute walk away.