I saw that, but when I refreshed the page I was able to load the content.

It looks like the CodeNow website is http://codenow.org/ They seem to be in New York too!

I think a good start is to go to meetup.com and searching for hackathons. You can also follow Mattan Griffel's advice in his "How to Teach Yourself Code" video here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T0qAjgQFR4c&feature=player_de...