GANYC is the association of professional tour guides in New York City. Learn More
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GANYC's big 50th birthday bash took place on March 1st at the 92nd St. Y
In addition to the party, GANYC will be engaging in all sorts of exciting activities throughout 2024. Stay tuned for more information!
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GANYC's 50th Anniversary at the 92nd Street Y!
This year marks GANYC's 50th Anniversary, and we celebrated with a huge party at the 92nd Street Y on March 1.
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.
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.
GANYC Certified Guide
Emma Guest-Consales, Ph.D. founder and principal guide of My New York City Tours, is an experienced guide and lecturer who has taught art and architectural history in New York City for fifteen years. As an official New York City Tour Guide with a license from the New York City Department of…
Falling In Love With New York As A Tour Guide
There was a nice piece recently in The New York Times Magazine, entitled "I Liked New York as a Tourist. I Fell In Love With It as a Tour Guide", by Eleanor Cummins. In it, she discusses taking the city's sightseeing guide exam 2 years ago, and how seeing the city through the eyes of a guide helped…
Member Images
GANYC Members tour the High Line
Brooklyn Borough Hall
Fulton Street Subway Station -- Oculus
Grand Central Terminal -- Oyster Bar
Dead Horse Bay at Sunset
1 World Trade Center Tower
The Promenade at Rockefeller Center - often called The Channel Gardens
Boat Ride to Dead Horse Bay
View from the HighLine
Brooklyn Williamsburg Bridge
Liberty Harbor view from Battery Park.
New York Public Library Schwarzman Building