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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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Fred Cookinham
Licensed NYC tour guide since 1996. Offers 30 different tours. Specializes in colonial & revolutionary NYC. MA Am. Hist. Does not stand an hour in one spot.  "A sort of street professor" - Anne Heller
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GANYC Executive Board 2026-2027
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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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July 4th 2022 at the Battery July 4, 2022 at Battery Park George Tonkin
Governors Island FAM Tour
Brownstone facade Brownstone facade Ayinde Stevens
Grant's Tomb General Grant National Memorial, Harlem George Tonkin
DUMBO FAM tour
ESB Empire State Building and Macy's Ayinde Stevens
Park Avenue Park Avenue in the Spring Ayinde Stevens
January 2020 Meeting at the N-Y Historical Society
People in front of a mural in Spanish Harlem NYC Spanish Harlem tour Leigh Hallingby
Cherry Blossoms Cherry Blossoms and the East River Ayinde Stevens
Happy 400th Anniversary NYC Happy 400th Anniversary NYC in Times Square Harvey Paul Davidson
Group of people walking on the Coney Island Boardwalk, Brooklyn, NY Coney Island FAM tour