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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.

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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.

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Jonathan H. Mishal
Journalist, professional photographer, writer and an enthusiastic urban explorer. MFA graduate from Haifa University. Mishal’s city-wide art projects and urban explorations have been mentioned in ‘Untapped New York’, Lonely Planet, ‘Le Mond’, NRP, Swiss and German national radio services…
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DUMBO FAM tour
Chrysler Building and Grand Central facade Ayinde Stevens
The Metropolitan Museum of Art FAM Tour
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Grant's Tomb General Grant National Memorial, Harlem George Tonkin
GANYC Members tour the High Line
Radio City Music Hall Radio City Music Hall Ayinde Stevens
GANYC FAM Tour of New Amsterdam
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Cherry Blossoms Cherry Blossoms and the East River Ayinde Stevens