Slide - 1/03/2012 10:25 AM 
Hey Tony7781, I have the same problem. I’m on Staten Island and the only time I can meet anyone who share’s the same interest is at a Dive shop called Village Divers in Mahattan, or every now & then I will just go out to FarRockaway to catch someone going of shore.
I just signed up for the NYC Divers volunteer program Aquarium in Coney Island take a look.