[newyorker]

Try meetup.com, search for hackers and your location, you should be able to find some people you can sit down and talk to.

I also have a good idea, and looking for some good e-commerce programmers in NYC I can meet face-to-face. I don't trust the email connection anymore, didn't work out for me. I've spoken to various people who various business coaches who love my idea, I just need to put the code to paper!

Good luck!