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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.
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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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.
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 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.
I love New York and have lived here pretty much my whole life. I am innately curious and naturally loquacious and have turned these traits into a lifelong career in storytelling. I am a recently licensed New York City tour guide with a background in Emmy and Webby-winning unscripted…
GANYC Executive Board 2026-2027
GANYC held elections this past month among its membership for the 2026-2027 Executive Board.
The winners are--
President: Michael Morgenthal
Vice Presidents: Katherine Hill & Rosemary Shmavonian
Treasurer: Sara Lyons
Secretaries: Daria Walcott & Jose Raudales
Members-at-…
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Canal Street looking downtown
Emma Guest-Consales
Brownstone facade
Ayinde Stevens
General Grant National Memorial, Harlem
George Tonkin
DUMBO FAM tour
Chrysler Building and Grand Central facade
Ayinde Stevens
Empire State Building and Macy's
Ayinde Stevens
Cherry Blossoms and the East River
Ayinde Stevens
Magnet and cast-iron detail in SoHo
Ed Perlmutter
GANYC FAM Tour of New Amsterdam
Happy 400th Anniversary NYC in Times Square
Harvey Paul Davidson
Always Look Up! ("RISE" on 45th Street)
Deborah Blau
Boat Ride to Dead Horse Bay