In a town best known as the birthplace of baseball, Frank Sinatra and GREAT pizza, I've found that the one thing missing is a networking group created by and for small business owners, entrepreneurs, and professionals who are looking to establish strong connections by bonding in a very collegial, relaxed atmosphere. Our group will meet once a month, to discuss challenges planning, launching, and growing successful ventures in these challenging times.

The plan is to spend anywhere up to $7 for lunch (before taxes/tip). The rules are: 1) No Fast Food. Sometimes these options aren't even less than $7, but let's avoid them. 2) A Full Lunch. This includes no going to get a slice of pizza or a hot dog. We're looking for options that are a nice/decent lunch. 3) Good Food! This may not be easy, but let's find options that are delicious and cheap! Can't wait to save on lunch!

This is a group for those who want to ride bikes and eat great food. Let's check out the best pizza! The best grilled cheese. Best bagels and lox!

This group is a place for the NYC developer community to get together and learn more about Lithium, the first truly "modern", full-stack PHP web application framework. Whether you are already developing applications using Lithium or are simply interested in exploring a new framework, please join us at one of our monthly get-togethers. Instead of a single long presentation, the focus will be on quick-format demos of applications built using Lithium, hacks, tips and tricks, and general QA/discussi …

We are a group of pen-testers that love what we do (who doesn't?!). We meetup every month to discuss the latest techniques in pentesting. So if you love making sure security products practice "Truth in advertising" this is a group for you. We like to meet at least once a month (if not more). Depending on the topic/meetup we can have one or multiple speakers and maybe even a CTF tournament. Meetups follow hacker tradition with free Beer and Pizza for all. Remember this is a community built by …

The Mobile Apps Roulette meetup is for interactive iOS/Android demos with full audience participation.  Instead of just watching demos then asking questions, we the audience use each app as it's being presented. Many mobile apps today have a social and/or location component and so having a group of people using them at the same time provides a valuable use case for the apps' developers and interesting audience interactions. At the beginning of each meetup, all attendees download the apps that'll …

Active, fun and in shape 20s, 30s and 40s Singles. Adventure Travel, Singles Trips, Happy hours, Dating Events, Weekend Getaways, Beaches, Hiking, Surfing, Snowboarding, Horseback Riding, Film Festivals, Europe, Caribbean / Bahama trips and more. Is this group for you? For more information about our group, our events, and membership, please read our About Us pages, here: http://www.meetup.com/FitAndFun/pages/?op=all We hope you'll decide to join us! ----------------- When are you going to sign …

Join us! The first Windows 8 app event will be announced soon.  The New York Windows 8 App Development Group is modeled after the success of the Boston Windows 8 App development group.  (www.windows8boston.com) This NY Win 8 group is Focused on Windows 8 app development and everything and everyone you need to know about Windows 8 style apps. Take advantage of the need for Windows 8 app developers, designers, user experience experts and solution architects. Take your existing skills and create Wi …

Would you like to play poker at a private low stakes poker game? Hello, I run a low stakes poker club.  We mostly play no limit texas holdem, but there are special occasions when we play other games like omaha and 7-card stud. We have the casino poker table, ceramic poker chips, plastic poker cards, and professional holdem dealer.  There are drinks and light snacks available.  I run a social, fun, and awesome poker game. Doors open at 6pm.  Cash Game starts @ 630pm.  Pizza is served at 11pm. $ …

NoteWorking is a New York City-based meetup for musicians and music-industry professionals using digital tools for promotion, marketing, sales and collaboration. Every month with experts give quick presentations, full of great advice you can take home and do yourself. You'll have a chance to network with other musicians and music professionals, and there's free pizza at every meetup! Our mission: The NoteWorking mission is to service a community of aspiring and professional recording artis …

this is an extension of the home game that used to run in my living room. it's a 1/2 NLHE cash game. (for those of you that aren't into the lingo, that's a No-Limit Hold'Em game with $1 small blind, $2 big blind.) stakes are LOW so no one gets hurt real bad. if you're a shark that's looking to make a huge killing playing, this is NOT the game for you. we're just here to relax and have a good time. it's a friendly group of semi-regulars (some of whom i've known for 10+ years) that are just lookin …

We're the only running group that always runs together as a group. What's the point of joining a running group if you end up running alone? We'll run together to warm up, and then we do running drills together as a group to become better runners. Get Revved Up! New Year New You! Right now is when people gain the most weight and get out of shape. The Tough Get Going! Stay Motivated Or You'll Gain 10 Pounds Of Fat! The New York City Runners Group keeps you motivated to run and to ke …

nyhacker is a non-profit connector and mentorship organization led by hackers, for hackers. Our mission is to sustain and grow a hacker culture through shared resources, mentorship, programming, and opportunities. Please use this group to propose and organize your own nyhacker events and programs. If you need funding, volunteers, help, or anything else email us at brandon@nyhacker.org. tl;dr -- free events, pizza, beer, jobs, and funding for hackers (by hackers). Please Note: Our events ( …

This is a casual Meetup for Asian Americans in business, dev, design and investment aspects of NY tech. Tech enthusiasts are also welcome. Once a month, we'll meetup to grab some pizza & beer, network, ping pong and hear from influential folks in the industry. Despite the group name, this is open to all races who are interested in NY tech scene and meeting other minority techies.

See and experience first hand, the inner workings, of the worlds most exciting Food Scene while you cook, taste, tour and work side by side with the people that make it happen. Meet top New York Chefs, feast on the most enticing foods at legendary restaurants and shops, for once in a lifetime experiences, you’ll never forget. Discover the life, pulse and culture of New York's Food Scene as we take you on and off the beaten path, to explore the inner working of the city's rich and proud culinary …

this group is a tribute and homage to the legend.

This group is a place for developers to learn more about the non-relational, open source, document-oriented database MongoDB. MongoDB is the leading NoSQL database and many of the key committers are based right here in New York City. So if you are facing challenges with MySQL or Postgres or Oracle and want to explore a more flexible, scalable alternative, please join us at one of our monthly sessions. We typically meet on the third Tuesday of the month, have some pizza and network, and enjoy a p …

The NYC SharePoint Developers user group is a free monthly meeting where SharePoint professionals present on various topics related to SharePoint development. We try to vary the meetings so that they are not just about Visual Studio coding and the SharePoint API, but also about all the other programs you need to customize SharePoint: SharePoint Designer, InfoPath, PowerShell, etc. In addition, you'll get insights into the practical usage of the various SharePoint functionalities via the interact …

Are you a woman* who loves programming and has been searching for a similar bunch of ladies to eat cupcakes and discuss code with? Are you happier discussing Ruby** than rubies over coffee? If so, you’ve come to the right place! We meet at least once a month to hack on projects, give casual 5-minute lightning talks, ask all of our technical questions, and toss around ideas together. It's a great way to make new friends, and to bounce ideas off each other to keep improving our coding skills. Thin …

If you are a tech geek and playing 8 and 16-bit video games and eating free pizza and drinking free beer sound like fun, you should probably join us.

I decided to start this group because In a place with so many people, it makes absolutely no sense for anyone to have nothing to do! Anyway, what's the most common thing people do? EAT, everybody likes to eat! Its stress free and pain free. Its great way for anyone and everyone to enjoy life! Just sit, eat, and enjoy the company of others. Partying is ok and there are other groups for that, but if you're like me, sometimes you want to stop and just enjoy a hot dog on Coney Island, or some pi …