Hellooooo Urban Gents and Dolls! You already know the fast-paced, random, exciting, attractive lifestyle of New York. If not... too bad. Haha nah I welcome you to taste another night and chalk up your things to do before 40 list. - Come JOIN the circle of random conversation and intoxication! - This is an outlet that will host all the special events going down in the city. From masquerade events, quiet parties, roller derbies, new restaurants, museum crawls, and maybe a trip or two in the far fu …

Have you attended too many Meet Ups where you didn't actually meet anyone? Then this is the group for you. This group will have random small group events ranging from Comedy, Theater, and Dinners to Luau's, Line Dancing, and Birthday Celebrations (suggestions are always welcome)! Let's find fun things to do, cool places to go, and make a bunch of new friends along the way! So fill out your profile (completely) and come join the fun! Patty

Life is too short not to meet NEW people, do something DIFFERENT and have FUN . This group will expose you to so many things you may never even knew existed. The best part is that this group holds interesting things for singles, couples, all age ranges, first timers, or the experienced who seeks to do it again. Don't worry about coming out alone, that's what most people do... We'll make sure that you have an opportunity to socialize and hopefully go home meeting tons of people and even make a f …

Everything is more fun when one does it with a friend and a group of friends is often even better.  We're a group of potential new friends for you and we'd like to have start having some fun together and to get to know you better in the process.  One of our members, who goes to a lot of burlesque shows told me that there are not very many Meetup groups who like to see burlesque so I put that in there to intice a few more fun members to our group.

A redditor is a member of www.reddit.com Public Mirror of the events so you don't have to sign up to meetup: http://www.reddit.com/r/nycmeetups/ Just a bunch of geeks and nerds hanging out. We do not care if you are a redditor or not, but it helps. We have meetups every week and other random events organized by other nerds like you! Join our mailing list:  http://groups.google.com/group/reddit-nyc Join the IRC Chat room!: server: chat.freenode.net  room:#/r/nyc This group is not a platform fo …

Socially Functional is a meetup group for programmers that like to chat/scheme/vent about functional programming. It is also known as Functional Alcoholics, which is a hilarious pun except when people see it out of context and think you have a drinking problem. We have weekly hacking sessions at a coffee shop, and bar meetups at fairly random intervals. If you have an idea for a good bar or other venue, post it!

Gather with fellow ideologists to explore the furthest reaches of our collective intellect... _______________________________________________________________________________________________ Ideologi introduces a new method of dialogue for discovering the hidden wisdom of the crowd. ► Participants (called ideologists) are seated in a circle facing each other.  The initiator introduces themselves, explains how ideologi works (explained below) and tells everyone what time the meetup is scheduled …

Dear Friends, Welcome and thank you for joining the great multi-state group that fosters on diversified activities. The intention of this group is to great a cohesive environment that will allow you to live an active social life by creating professional and business networks, friend circles, participating in fun activities, learning more about other cultures within India etc. As organizers, we will strive our best to come up with unique and creative meetups that will enlighten your heart and m …

We meet at the Sony Plaza at 550 Madison (between 55th and 56th) every first Saturday of the month at 2pm. We talk about why our best logic, experience, physics, (yes, even quantum mechanics) psychology and neuroscience all point to the inescapable conclusion that human beings DO NOT have a free will; we have a predetermined, causal will. What makes free will impossible?  Logically, because everything happens for a reason, and every reason has a prior reason.  Experientially, the simple fact tha …

I am starting this group for those people who are looking to maximize their health and fitness and do not have much in the way of spare time. I am the co-author of The Slow Burn Fitness Revolution (Random House) and author of Strong Kids Healthy Kids (AMACOM).

The best 49ers group in the country. I started this group 4 years ago becasue I was tired of searching all over the city for a place to watch the 49ers game with sound. I found a bar near my apartment and met 4 other 49er fans randomly. That was the start of this group. This is our 4th year being organized and we have grown exponetially over the years. We have a solid bar to watch the games at. It is Finnerty's on 2nd ave between 13th and 14th. You can see the 49er flag waving prouding outside o …

What is crisismapping? Crisismappers are online teams of people who gather and provide data online to people responding to and people caught up in disasters. Crisismapping has been around for a while, but for most people it started with the 2010 earthquake in Haiti, where all the government and NGO information needed to respond to the earthquake was lost in the earthquake. We created online maps from satelllite images, put SMS and media reports onto an Ushahidi map, got documents into Sahana, …

A great way to get Dharma connected in New York! Meeting monthly at the Rubin during the summer - but special events will be announced like "Dharma Drink at the Beach or the Park" plus special group visits to see amazing teachers as the come to NYC over the summer!  Should be awesome!!! For people interested in Buddhism or meditation or just leading a kinder life who are up for meeting like minded people. Dharma Drink is now Self Service! The table is always reserved in the same spot - just s …

WHAT IS THIS GROUP ABOUT ? FUN with Strangers is basically all about FUN i.e. F is for Friends who do stuff together, U is for you and me, N is for Anywhere, Anytime, Anything, Anyone :)(PG 13). Big Apple is very big and it is very tough to meet people. This group is designed to make it a whole lot easier in bringing people together for some fun activities. The main goal of this group will be to create a cohesive environment where everyone feels welcome and can create a great network of friends. …

This Meetup's objective is to create a platform for all those involved in the fashion industry with international or local experience, or both, to meet, network, and share their interest. Photographers, makeup artist, designers, models, stylist and marketers are particularly encouraged to join, or any others interested in this community on a general scale. We will host fashion shows, and other industry related and random events. We welcome anyone who is willing to contribute to this Meetup's suc …

This informal Photographer’s Group is not only just for those photographers who like to take random photos of family and friends, vacation photos and capturing those other special moments; but it is also geared toward the budding photographer who has yet to even purchase his/her first camera. This group will hold a series of workshops to help photographers of all calibers acquire and enhance skills to make their existing photography extraordinary. We will hold our workshops and skill labs indoor …

WHAT IS THIS GROUP ABOUT ? FUN & Social Times Hoboken is basically all about FUN i.e. F is for Friends who do stuff together, U is for you and me, N is for Anywhere, Anytime, Anything, Anyone :)(PG 13). Big Apple is very big and it is very tough to meet people. This group is designed to make it a whole lot easier in bringing people together for some fun activities. The main goal of this group will be to create a cohesive environment where everyone feels welcome and can create a great network of …

The most fun and memorable nights I have in NYC seem to follow this pattern: Meet friends - Chitchat, break bread, grab a pint, etc. Attend Comedy Show - The less mainstream the better. Socialize - Go for drinks, dancing, or another random suggestion from someone in group. The linchpin is the Comedy Show since it always sets a great mood for the rest of the evening. Plus, who doesn't like laughing with friends, and checking out new shows? With that in mind this group's mission is to check out …

Please read the FAQs section carefully! A travel idea, for us girls. How was this idea born? Well, my girl friends are either married, tying the knot, or having gorgeous babies. I still dont want to do either of the three. I have been traveling for 12 years, I have visited place such as Vietnam, Turkey, Russia, Panama, Argentina many more... But now i am find myself wanting to travel with girl friends and I thought what better idea then travel with new girls and make amazing friends on the way. …

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 …

What is this group about? The name says it all. Gather with the girls and enjoy a vegan lunch and a little conversation. Think "girls night out" only daytime and without the crowded dance floor. Now, a hangover is still very much a possibility. On occasion, members may gather to volunteer at a shelter, take a field trip to a rescue farm, or do a little Vegan Shopping. Who can join this group? Currently our members range from ages mid 20's to mid 40's. We are students, business women, and moms. I …

This is a group for anyone interested in sharing some girl-time with an awesome group of women! I love hanging out with my girlfriends, but they're all getting married and having less and less time for get-togethers! Members of this group live in NYC, are women ages 22 to 32, and are looking to form some lasting, genuine friendships. Let's get together for movie nights, street fair browsing, shopping, coffee, walks, dinners out, chick-lit reading, people watching in the park, manicures, sportin …

Do you (or would you) like to: ☐ go out for drinks after work/on the weekends/during lunch/when you wake up in the morning? ☐ meet girlfriends in the New York City Metro area? ☐ explore New York City and form friendships in the meantime? ☐ extend your social network? ☐ be part of a tight-knit community of 20-somethings? ☐ open to events and get-togethers which involve but not limited to brunching on the weekends, crafting on lazy nights, picnics and barbecues in the park once it gets warmer, wa …

So I majored in Creative Writing in college and loved my workshop classes. I vowed to find one after I graduated so that I kept up with my writing. That was over three years ago. I have not been in any writing workshops since and my writing has been getting less and less. Sound familiar? If you are an aspiring writer, love to write to release stress or just like to write as a hobby, but don't really find yourself motivated, then join my group. I love to write, but I feel that its too hard to do …

This meetup group will feature various types of meetups for modern young Jews in the Manhattan & Westchester areas. Here are some things we'll be doing: Outings Meals Dinner & A Movie Happy Hours Ladino (Djudeo-Espanyol) Language Discussion (SEPARATE EVENTS) Concerts Book Discussions (SEPARATE EVENTS) Much more! This group is for young, hip, socially 'with it' people who are looking to connect with a wide variety of other young Jewish people in a fun, no-pressure atmosphere, where people care …

We all love to tell those “you’re not going to believe this…”stories from our past, but: WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU DID SOMETHING STORY WORTHY? Yes, we are all constantly engrossed in a whirlwind of goodhearted, enjoyable activities… but for me it’s those “one crazy night” stories that make life worth living! There is a litany of unusual, wild, engaging, alarming, thought-provoking and straight up crazy events going on all around us. You just need a group of uninhibited cohorts to do them with …

Do you love circus arts? Burlesque? Roller derby? Vaudeville? Sideshows? Tribal bellydance? Totally random happenings? All things worthy of terms "alt" and "fringe?" Does the smell of weird get you all tingly? Then this is the group for you!

This is a group for anyone interested in making new girlfriends within the 20-30s age range. NYC is a huge place but can be difficult to make new friends sometimes. With the warm weather upon us, it is definitely a great time to go out and have fun. Let's get together for after-work drinks, dining, shopping, brunch, random NYC events, and any other suggestions.