Guide collage
Hire a guide
GANYC guides are the best value in New York tourism. You will get fully-vetted guides who cover all aspects of New York. Many of whom speak multiple languages. Find a guide who’s right for you!
Search Guides
Featured

GANYC Events and Public Meetings

Our monthly meetings are open to the public and take place in venues across the five boroughs. GANYC members are also welcome to exclusive site visits and FAM (Familiarization) tours offered by fellow guides. GANYC guides offer FAM tours to their peers to receive invaluable feedback and to practice new tours.

GANYC Opposes New Measures for Visitors from Visa Waiver Eligible Countries

The Guides Association of New York City stands in strong opposition to proposed federal regulations that would require visitors entering the United States under the Visa Waiver Program (VWP) to disclose extensive personal information, potentially imposing significant new barriers to travel.

woman with i love new york sign Visitors tourist group Tour Operators metropolitan museum of art Partners and Affiliates group Membership
Become a Member

Any licensed NYC tour guide is eligible for GANYC membership! Join us at our next monthly meeting and learn the benefits of being a GANYC Guide.

Find Out More
Ganyc members
museum group with guide Post 
a Job museum of natural history Become 
a Partner
GANYC Certified Guide
Meet Our Guides
Patrick Casey
Hello, and thanks for looking me up. If you are seeking someone who can show you New York from a local's view, we should talk. Sure, we can do all the usual suspects and we should, they are wonderful places and sites. But with a little information from you, I'll tailor a tour that suits your taste…
Meet Patrick Casey
Recent News
Fraunces Tavern® Museum to Celebrate Martha Washington in its latest Special Exhibition
Posted on:
Martha Washington – familiar to many, but few people have come to know the person behind the name. Fraunces Tavern Museum is delighted to announce our new special exhibition Martha, The First Founding Mother Revealed in the Adeline Moses Loeb Gallery. As part of the Museum's broader Path to Liberty…
Read More
Member Images
ESB Empire State Building and Macy's Ayinde Stevens
West 45th Street West 45th Street Theaters Ayinde Stevens
Giant pink pigeon foot Dinosaur Deborah Blau
Brownstone facade Brownstone facade Ayinde Stevens
Sunset over the Upper Bay Sunset over the Upper Bay Emma Guest-Consales
Cherry Blossoms Cherry Blossoms and the East River Ayinde Stevens
July 4th 2022 at the Battery July 4, 2022 at Battery Park George Tonkin
Canal Street looking downtown Canal Street looking downtown Emma Guest-Consales
Group of people standing together NYC Rat Tour Marc Landman
Governors Island FAM Tour
Group of people walking on the Coney Island Boardwalk, Brooklyn, NY Coney Island FAM tour
Statue of Liberty mural Always Look Up! ("RISE" on 45th Street) Deborah Blau