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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.
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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.

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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.

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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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VERL THOMAS
I grew up in a section of New York City called San Juan Hill, better known today as the Lincoln Center area, the neighborhood that inspired West Side Story. In 1986, I co-published, "Harlem Today: A Cultural and Visitors Guide". The 2nd edition was published in 1994. The City continues to cast a…
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Several GANYC members are in the news this month. Here's a roundup:1. Jane August is featured in the Associated Press for her ambitious efforts to visit, and document, every museum in New York City. She's visited about 136 since 2021, with 64 still to go.One woman set out to visit every museum in…
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Grant's Tomb General Grant National Memorial, Harlem George Tonkin
Radio City Music Hall Radio City Music Hall Ayinde Stevens
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
Sunset over the Upper Bay Sunset over the Upper Bay Emma Guest-Consales
People in front of a mural in Spanish Harlem NYC Spanish Harlem tour Leigh Hallingby
Governors Island FAM Tour
DUMBO FAM tour
Group of people walking on the Coney Island Boardwalk, Brooklyn, NY Coney Island FAM tour
Happy 400th Anniversary NYC Happy 400th Anniversary NYC in Times Square Harvey Paul Davidson
Group of people standing together NYC Rat Tour Marc Landman
The Metropolitan Museum of Art FAM Tour