GANYC is the association of professional tour guides in New York City. Learn More
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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!
400th Anniversary of New Amsterdam!
GANYC is celebrating the 400th anniversary of the Dutch Settlement of New Amsterdam and the importance of New York City to the United States and the world.We will be offering a variety of tours and initiatives.
2025 GANYC Apple Awards March 3, 2025
The GANYC Apple Awards celebrate those who make New York City great! Over a dozen awards are given out each year to individuals & organizations from across our five boroughs.
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400th Anniversary of New Amsterdam!
GANYC is celebrating the 400th anniversary of the Dutch Settlement of New Amsterdam and the importance of New York City to the United States and the world.We will be offering a variety of tours and initiatives.
Become a GANYC Member!
If you have a NYC sightseeing guide license, we welcome you to join us. Benefits include networking opportunities, members-only tours + events, optional liability insurance, and more!
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.
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.
Native New Yorker, Brooklynite: played stickball in the streets and skiball on old Coney Island boardwalk. Lived in the Midwest. Taught ESL in Paris, improv in Rome. Licensed NYC Guide since 1991. GANYC member from 1992--2003, and again 2018. Business Member:…
GANYC Members on CBS
Two GANYC members were recently featured on CBS News.1. A couple years ago, Patrick Bringley turned his past work as a security guard at The Met into a memoir book: "All the Beauty in the World: The Metropolitan Museum of Art and Me". Now, that memoir has been adapted into an off-Broadway one-…
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July 4, 2022 at Battery Park
George Tonkin
DUMBO FAM tour
January 2020 Meeting at the N-Y Historical Society
Always Look Up! ("RISE" on 45th Street)
Deborah Blau
Magnet and cast-iron detail in SoHo
Ed Perlmutter
Brownstone facade
Ayinde Stevens
GANYC FAM Tour of New Amsterdam
Empire State Building and Macy's
Ayinde Stevens
General Grant National Memorial, Harlem
George Tonkin
Governors Island FAM Tour
Cherry Blossoms and the East River
Ayinde Stevens
Dinosaur
Deborah Blau