Are there any New Yorker's on these forums? I'll be there early-mid June roaming Manhattan and I was hoping to know if there are any gaming locations in the vicinity of central park, and of course hoping to play a few games with a foreigner.

Compleat Strategist is in Manhattan. You can take a bus there from Central Park.
https://www.google.com/maps/place/Compleat+Strategist+The/@40.7475387,-73.9864638,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x89c259a836a01fa1:0xeadaa3444d5abf13!8m2!3d40.7475387!4d-73.9842751