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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.

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Rayn Riel
Rayn Riel is a licensed NYC tour guide and AICP-certified urban planner with experience in infrastructure planning and transportation operations. He leads tours that reveal the history, design, and behind-the-scenes workings of New York City’s transit and rail networks.Rayn’s tours focus on how the…
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Fraunces Tavern® Museum to Celebrate Martha Washington in its latest Special Exhibition
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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…
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Radio City Music Hall Radio City Music Hall Ayinde Stevens
January 2020 Meeting at the N-Y Historical Society
Grant's Tomb General Grant National Memorial, Harlem George Tonkin
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Park Avenue Park Avenue in the Spring Ayinde Stevens
Canal Street looking downtown Canal Street looking downtown Emma Guest-Consales
Magnet in SoHo Magnet and cast-iron detail in SoHo Ed Perlmutter
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Sunset over the Upper Bay Sunset over the Upper Bay Emma Guest-Consales