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Presenting the America250 Tour Festival!
The Guides Association of New York City is proud to present the America250 Tour Festival, June 27-28, 2026. GANYC guides are offering free tours to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence.
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GANYC 2026 Apple Awards
2026 Apple Awards celebrated on March 9!
The GANYC Apple Awards celebrate those who make New York City great! Over a dozen awards were given individuals & organizations from across our five boroughs. Congrats to the winners and nominees!
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Presenting the America250 Tour Festival!

The Guides Association of New York City is proud to present the America250 Tour Festival, June 27-28, 2026.
We will be offering FREE WALKING TOURS throughout New York City to commemorate the America250 Anniversary of the Signing of the Declaration of Independence, and to continue celebrating NYC400.

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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Ricky Russo
Ricky Russo was born in Trieste (Italy) in 1973 and has lived in New York since 2013. He is a tour guide, DJ, music journalist and historian, creator of radio and TV programs and musical event organizer (from the Peggy Guggenheim Museum to concerts of Italian artists in New York.) He holds a degree…
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FAM: After the Great Fire of 1776: Townhouses, Tenements & Towers with Joe Svehlak
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by Joe Clopper Joe Svehlak’s Lower West Side FAM delivered exactly what its title promised — townhouses, tenements, and towers — while revealing far more than many participants may have expected from such a compact area. In just under two hours, Joe guided the group through roughly 250 years of…
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art FAM Tour
Sunset over the Upper Bay Sunset over the Upper Bay Emma Guest-Consales
Grant's Tomb General Grant National Memorial, Harlem George Tonkin
Canal Street looking downtown Canal Street looking downtown Emma Guest-Consales
DUMBO FAM tour
New York is a story worth telling painted on a window New York is a Story... Nina Mende
Giant pink pigeon foot Dinosaur Deborah Blau
Group of people walking on the Coney Island Boardwalk, Brooklyn, NY Coney Island FAM tour
ESB Empire State Building and Macy's Ayinde Stevens
Radio City Music Hall Radio City Music Hall Ayinde Stevens
Boat Ride to Dead Horse Bay
Brownstone facade Brownstone facade Ayinde Stevens