Wayo is a flexible workspace booking platform that connects you with curated NYC venues – rooftop bars, restaurants, private studios, and boutique spaces – that open their doors for focused, community-driven workdays.
Consider it the Airbnb of coworking spaces in New York City, with the exception that the venues are somewhere you'd actually want to spend your day and the people working next to you are carefully selected, rather than random strangers at nearby desks.
Book a single Community Workday or join a flexible membership. Show up, plug in, and work alongside motivated founders, freelancers, and remote professionals in unique coworking spaces designed to inspire.
No long-term leases, no sterile office parks, and no working alone in your apartment wondering if you've spoken to anyone today.
We talked to hundreds of founders, freelancers, remote employees, and independent professionals searching for places to work remotely in NYC. The same frustrations kept surfacing:
"I miss having people around who actually understand what I'm building."
"I pay $600 a month for a desk I use twice a week. It doesn't make sense."
"Working from home was supposed to be freedom. Now it just feels lonely."
Here's what we realized: there's no shortage of workspace in NYC. There's a shortage of community.
Traditional coworking spaces in New York solve the "where do I sit" problem. They don't solve the "I feel disconnected from everyone and everything" problem. You get a desk, you get WiFi, and you get strangers who never look up from their laptops. That's just expensive loneliness with better coffee.
A 2023 Zippia survey found that 83% of coworking members reported feeling less lonely after joining a community-driven workspace. A 2024 Gallup poll revealed that 1 in 5 remote employees experience regular feelings of loneliness, with fully remote workers reporting the highest levels.
The problem isn't working remotely. The problem is working alone. Wayo exists to fix that.
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We don't operate workspaces. We connect you with them.
Wayo partners with host venues across NYC you'd never find on your own. These venues open their doors to Wayo members through three booking options:
Community Workday – Work alongside 10-20 founders, freelancers, and remote professionals. Share productive energy, stay accountable, and leave with real connections.
On-Demand Workday – Book an inspiring NYC workspace whenever you need it. Rooftops, hotel lounges, work-friendly cafés – no membership required.
Pod Workday – Join a small group of six motivated professionals. Get focused work done with built-in accountability.
We focus on people, not real estate
Every other workspace builds beautiful empty rooms and calls it community. We start with the people – curating members, facilitating introductions, and creating moments that turn strangers into collaborators. That's what makes Wayo stand out among the coworking spaces NYC has to offer.
We use spaces that already exist
Instead of million-dollar leases, we collaborate with NYC work-friendly venues during off-peak hours – rooftop bars, restaurants with private rooms, and boutique studios. We're not paying for real estate, so neither are you. One membership, countless creative workspaces.
We're built for flexibility
Need flexible workspace in NYC once a week, once a month or only when you're in the city? Wayo memberships adapt to how you actually work. Pay for what you need and skip the 12-month commitment. Consider us the WeWork alternative built for how remote professionals actually work.
We solve the real problem
Coffee shops are distracting. Home offices are isolating. Traditional coworking spaces are expensive. Wayo gives you the energy of working with others, the focus of a professional environment, and the flexibility of remote work—without forcing you to choose between them.
Founders and startup teams who need professional workspace without the overhead and want to work alongside other builders.
Freelancers and independent professionals looking for NYC workspaces for freelancers where they can meet people who understand the grind of working for yourself.
Remote employees whose companies offer flexibility but no solution for the isolation that comes with it. Searching for remote workspaces in NYC? Wayo was built for you.
Hybrid workers who need a workspace one or two days a week and don't want to pay for five.
Anyone who's tired of working alone and wants to feel connected to their city, their work, and other motivated professionals. If you've been searching for community coworking in NYC, you've found your people.
Join 500+ professionals who've already signed up.
Every time you attend a Wayo Community Workday, our goal is simple:
Leave more productive than you arrived.
Leave more energized than you arrived.
Leave more connected than you arrived.
Leave more inspired than you arrived.
Leave more supported than you arrived.
This is work, redesigned. This is Wayo.
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