Getting started as a NYC Ref?

[newyorkduck]

I apologize for starting a whole new thread about this, but I couldn't really find an appropriate place to ask, so...

I have been interested in becoming a ref here in NYC for a while now, but don't really know where to start. My mom was a ref while I was growing up in NJ, but it seems to be a completely different system here. Could someone give me a rundown of what I need to do, who I need to contact, that sort of thing? Feel free to contact me through my e-mail address.

Thanks in advance,

Duck