Hey I am from Garfield NJ, I've been going to a FIRE meetup in Linden NJ, that is pretty cool,
https://www.facebook.com/groups/ChooseFINorthernNJ/ they've been getting about 35 people showing up, and its really just a group discussion for 2.5 hours or so.
Not sure if anyone is interested, but I am also hosting a Meetup for those looking to gain Financial Independence through Real Estate Investing. For the first meet-up happening in Clifton, NJ on Feb 27th, My Wife and I will share how we - a family of four on one income - were able to house-hack our way from $0 to $1 million in real estate in less than 2-years, and how just those two houses (Quadplex in Garfield & Triplex in North Arlington), bring in $100k/year in gross rents. They'll also be plenty of time for discussion amongst the people who show up.
Anyway also open to meeting up outside of any of these events, if someone wants to organize something...