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I like the BoroJS family of meetups. Their schtick is "people focused" javascript. Good talks, venues, and interesting company. But sometimes it can feel a bit cliquey because the organizers are obviously good friends.

http://borojs.com/

Oops, I thought you said "meetups" not stuff outside of tech. I personally like to climb, bike, and visit breweries. Biking is fun because you can stop off and explore wherever you feel like.

Meetup.com has many great tech meetup groups. Most of the active niche tech meetups are hosted in NYC on weekday evenings, but there are some more general Brooklyn tech meetups.

I have only spent a week in NYC but this place was amazing, granted I am a jazz enthusiast so potentially biased.

https://www.smallslive.com/