Another NY member, well we have several people from there on here, and there is a Regional section that will help keep you up to date on things happening in that area.
Also for your TT aspirations, we have a complete Forced Induction section that can give you a lot of information about that.
Pretty much anything you want to know, you'll be able to find here. Here's the 2 biggest pieces of advice for this forum:
1. The Search feature is your friend.
2. If in doubt, see number 1.