ATTENTION!! For groups continuing to hold face-to-face meetings
With so much uncertainty surrounding the COVID-19 crisis, as well as the NYS Executive Order by the Governor that there be no gatherings of any size, many groups have temporarily closed their doors to face-to-face meetings and instead are hosting virtual meetings through various different platforms (see our online meeting list.)
Those groups that have opted to stay open in real life have done so of their own accord and Area 48, to be in compliance with the Governor’s Executive Order, does not endorse this practice.
1 – Tradition 4 states that every group is autonomous except when affecting AA as a whole. Keeping the brick and mortar doors open puts our members health and safety at risk which could reflect poorly on AA a whole, and should a member become sick after attending such a meeting, it certainly would.
2 – Tradition 10 states that the AA name should never be drawn into public controversy. Reports are coming in from all over the country of members and groups being disbursed by police, some resulting in citations. These incidents could also further raise issues with our 11th Tradition of anonymity at the level of press, radio and films.
Area 48 will continue to provide members and potential members with the most updated information as it is provided to us and we wish everyone to stay safe and healthy.
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Welcome to our brand new Area 48 meeting finder
Notes on how to use:
Next to the search box there is magnifying glass with a drop down where you can choose “near location” to search by city, zip code or exact addresss or “near me” and the site will attempt to locate you. If you just choose “Search” the default, it will search by group name. If your search does not have any results, check the options and make sure it’s set to the correct day of the week.
There is a dropdown that will allow you to select a district or a county. If you do not want to search by district or county, please type a specific city or zip code into the search box or use the location detector.
If you need to update information about a meeting, please contact your district records keeper or attend your district meeting.
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