In NYC, there ought to be at least one meetup group for startup founders?! I would have a look on https://www.meetup.com/
BTW, did you consider applying to YC? You don’t have to move permanently to SF to join.
BTW, did you consider applying to YC? You don’t have to move permanently to SF to join.
I considered YC but I ended up not needing funding and just bootstrapped it