New York is the place to be, especially these days, if you are involved in the tech industry (bay area? what bay area?). It is also an excellent place to go out and meet people, get inspired, and start something great. Since the East Village is clearly one of the hippest places to live - and lots of techies do - this meet-up group is focused on connecting you with the like minded, away from your cubicle or coffee shop, and have a beer while you are at it. So, if you are excited to change the wor …

City life is infinitely more fun, intimate and exciting when you have friends living close. The major advantages are: you get a sense of community you can randomly arrange to do things without planning days/weeks in advance and you can walk over to see your friends! This group is designed to make friends that live in/around the Lower East side area of Manhattan - including the Lower East Side/Chinatown/Alphabet City/East Village area - which just so happens to be one of the best parts of the b …

Hi all...  the goal here is to unite the downtowners, so we know our neighbors better!  Simple as that.  Come one, come all.  Also, it should be noted that unlike many meetup groups, the Organizer (me) does NOT profit financially from your attendance.  We just had a truly fun event last night and hope to see you at future events!

8 Bit and Up Video Games has gone Zero Bit! We are interested in working together with gamers in New York City to help us build a community in the East Village and Lower East Side. Board and card gamers looking for a place to play should feel free to contact us.

Explore a new way to express yourself, meditate and get healthy. We will meet once a week to practice classic forms of standing meditation, stretching exercises and partner work in a relaxed atmosphere in the heart of the east village. All levels of fitness and experience welcome! This video, from one of Zhan Zhaung's (Jam Jong) most famous practitioners, might give you some idea of what you'll be up to in this practice circle.

Mondo Culto is a thriving, obsessive, and elaborate "be-in" for friends of Cult Films and the stepping to the punk beat of the East Village: Ass Juice at the Double Down, Karoake at Planet Rose, Cheese Fries at Crif Dogs, and Midnight Movies at the Landmark Sunshine Cinema are just some of the staples of La Vida Mondo Culto. So if you like living after midnight and rocking till the dawn, The Mondo Culto Experience is for you!

This book club will cover great literary works such as Hemingway, Dickens, Shelley, Bronte, Milton, to more recent authors like...humm...let me think--okay---let's face it, English degree = reading lots of dead authors. But really, let's read some great classics, and a little new stuff too. :) This group is aimed at 25-35 year-old people (give or take a few years) who like to get together over drinks or a meal and have critical discussions about the classics. Please read on to find out how we r …

This is a group for people who love wine and want to explore all the local wine haunts the East Village has to offer! The group will be a place to try new wines, share favorites, be introduced to fantastic local wine bars, shops and events, all while meeting new people.

Meet in the East Village in Manhattan to read and discuss your latest work. Improve your writing skills in a casual and friendly environment, meet other writers and get constructive feedback on your work. The group will be kept intentionally small so everyone gets a chance to present their work. We will work on all types of writing including fiction, non-fiction, poetry and article writing. We meet the 4th monday of the month at 6:30 pm on 9th street between 1st and 2nd avenues. The meeting spac …

A meet-up group for those interested in weight-free workouts in the style of crossfit. Each meet-up, we will have a set crossfit workout that we will work through together and 'motivate' each other through. All of the work-outs will be weight free and use the equipment of the local parks. Workouts can include sprints, pull-ups, push-ups, toes-to-bar, dips, handstands, squats, burpees and all the rest that you have come to love! Locations will include the East River Track and Tompkins Square Park …

This is a group for people either new to New York City, or have called the city home for awhile and are interested in discovering new neighborhoods and learning more about the city's fascinating history, architecture and culture. I started this group because I am a native New Yorker and have a successful dual career as a professional tour guide and real estate agent. I love to introduce people to new neighborhoods and explore their past, present and future and also welcome the opportunity to lea …

Ni hao! Is Mandarin Chinese important to you and your success in your near future? YES!! zhu4祝(WISH) Da4大 jia1家(EVERYONE) xin1新(NEW) nian2年(YEAR) kuai4快 le4乐(HAPPY), shen1身 ti3体(HEALTH) jian4健 kang1康(STRONG), tian1天 tian1天(EACH DAY) kai1开 xin1心(CHEERFUL)!!:-) Huan ying(WELCOME)!! My goal is to help you learn and practice authentic and successful Mandarin Chinese with fun and ease while you are enjoying a great experience of Chinese culture with someone who care for your progress, who understand …

This is where beginners can learn and practice how to 'play' capoeira - a martial art culture created by the enslaved Africans of Brasil. We'll learn movements, music, and history together. If you have any questions, email: regip7@gmail.com

Introducing Stories & Spirits: a book club for booze lovers. We are two book lovers who enjoy the diversity and vibrance of New York's bar scene. So we're starting a book club that takes full advantage of it! We will discuss books in bars that reflect their themes, historical contexts, and cultural heritages. Think Drown at La Marina in Washington Heights. Or The Tiger's Wife at KGB Bar in the East Village. The Museum of Innocence at ilili in the Flatiron District. Or even Blood Meridian at Honk …

Welcome! This group is for people interested in reading and discussing philosophy, theology, their intersections, and their divergences. This group is open to people with or without a background in philosophy or theology. Our general task is to attempt to understand interesting and challenging texts in the history of philosophy with an emphasis on key texts in the "Continental" canon. Our theological inquiries will primarily be concerned with finding ways in which these philosophical texts provi …

During weekly meetings on Saturday evenings in the East Village of New York City, Atma-Nivedana dasa ("Atma") and Subhangada devi dasi ("Subhie") teach how to hear and chant sanskrit names for God in kirtan and teach a systematic study the Bhagavad Gita As It Is.  Kirtan meditation consists of hearing and chanting sanskrit names for God to the accompaniment of melodious and rhythmic music in order to invoke God's divine mercy and presence.  Bhagavad Gita As It Is is studied according to the anci …

This is a new group dedicated to getting people together once a month to play air hockey in NYC. We meet on the first Monday of every month at Manitoba's in the East Village. Check www.airhockeynyc.com for official news and updates.

I'd love book clubs if it wasn't for the reading. This club is about reading captivating articles of modest length, and then chatting about them over a drink. Articles can be about whatever we want: corruption, religion, Jesse Ventura, high school popularity, etc. We meet in Manhattan, usually in Union Square, the East Village or LES.

TAPPY HOUR ® - a recreational tap class for adults in a bar! Have you always, always, always wanted to learn how to tap dance? Or, did you take tap as a kid and then life happened and you gave it up for one reason or another?  What if you could learn to tap while enjoying an adult beverage? PRESTO - Tappy Hour®! Tap shoes are not required, neither is previous experience. This recreational tap class was created for anyone and everyone who wants to learn to tap dance and it happens in a very non-t …

Not your father's startup event, the Electric Locomotive is our monthly gathering that brings the NYC startup community together to hear stories from some of the most influential names in tech and entrepreneurship. It all happens on stage at the famed Kraine Theater in the East Village. Wakefield's editor, Guy Cimbalo, interviews a different founder each month - hilarity, insight, and new connections ensue. Drinks ensue too. Past guests include: Viraj Puri, co-founder of Gotham Greens, Geoff Bar …

Dramatic Adventure Theatre has a regular event called THE TRAVELOGUE where we 'meetup' at Jimmy's 43 in the East Village to share a few beers, lots of laughs, and some quality stories from the road. We are starting this meetup group in the hopes of finding new travelers who enjoying sharing their adventures. THE TRAVELOGUE is an open mic night for travel stories. This is a fun, casual opportunity to share a unique story from your travels (domestically, internationally, or even from one side of t …

We are curious minds of New York who get together to explore our selves and our interdependence on the meditation cushion and through the shared study of secular Buddhism. We practice at The Interdependence Project in New York's East Village and are always looking for ways to apply our meditation techniques to art, ecology, social activism, and community service. Come join us and get interconnected! Since we already are...

Make Passive Income from your Art & Creativity Join us in the East Village in Manhattan to brainstorm and discuss new ways of making a living off your artwork & passions Harness the power of the internet to make a great living on your own terms. Space is limited to the first 10 people to RSVP. crowdsourcing, cloud computing, social networking and marketing, blogging, content creation on youtube, microstock, niche websites, ebay, google, adsense, art licensing, street art, toys & games, guerilla …

Learn from the Bhagavad Gita about dealing with our world's challenges and our day to day life issues. We meet at a Park in summers and our East Village studio in Winters. This is a young fun group! Feel free to bring your version of the Bhagavad Gita. We discuss the Gita all levels-spiritual, philosophical, and intellectual putting it in context to today's world. "When disappointment stares in the face and all alone I see not one ray of light, I go back to the Bhagavad Gita. I find a verse he …

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 …

Do you live, work, play or volunteer in the Harlem area? Maybe curious to find out what social and community activities are taking place uptown? The HarlemGo Meetup Group is dedicated to getting together offline to take in some of the social options available in Greater Harlem (East, Central, West), as well as to participate in the various volunteer opportunities in the community. If you're new in town, new to the city, looking to meet new friends or people, or just curious about the things to d …

This group is for all hookah enthusiasts here in NYC - let's meet, socialize, relax, smoke, eat, and drink at different hookah bars in East/West Village. Group sizes will be limited since hookah bars are usually small and i'll try to keep the girl/guy ratio as even as possible. Everyone is responsible for their own food/drink expenses but the hookah cost will be shared by everyone or paid directly to the venue. Also no shows may be removed from the group, so please rsvp only if you can really ma …

Dear Friends: I just finished intensive studies in pastoral care and counseling and believe now more than ever, that the last thing we all need is to only attend "church" as it has developed over the years. Although I am the Senior pastor at a wonderful church on the West side of Manhattan in the West Village, I really enjoy sitting together in s a small group. Perhaps sitting in a pew is not the enemy, however, I have found that sitting together in small groups and sharing with each other vario …