I know there' s a lot of New Yorkers out there. Here's a great resource for you. Its the Korean Cultural Service which is similar to the Korean Cultural Center of Los Angeles. They host and sponsor various Korean cultural events and classes. I noticed that there will be a Kimchi workshop coming up on September 17. You can actually learn how to make kimchi and take it home with you. How fun!
Here's the link to the center.
http://www.koreanculture.org/