looking to build up my references and stuff like that so are there any newbie friendly providers in NYC area?
Chill out and enjoy your weekend, you posting a bunch of rambling on the forum won't help your cause and will most likely turn some providers away from you. There's a whole newbie forum for questions like yours.
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