I have already tried everything including calling random businesses who used BTC or use it and they don't want to sell. Everyone wants to hold their BTC. No one wants to sell to me. They don't get that if they buy more and sell to me or just share, btc adoption goes up and that's good for everyone. On Bisq, it sounds easy to do something stupid and lose one's security deposit, as even if you just want to buy person to person, you still need a security deposit. That isn't worth it if there's any part of Bisq you don't understand. No other p2p platform worked for finding someone in NYC, they are only in other cities. I also looked into pubkey but the owner(s) do not appear to be sane people so I don't think I want to do any transaction in there. I could instead meet a customer of pubkey at a suitable place that isn't pubkey.
So I still need a seller in NYC.
If you couldn't get them there, then it is high unlikely that you will get them here.
Maybe you should change your mode of payment to have a chance of getting a counterparty.
I am personally not comfortable meeting people in person to trade of my Bitcoins even if I am masked or even if we meet in a safe place. A person with malicious intentions may not rob you immediately. They might trail you for days, studying your movements before ambushing you and robbing you on gun point.