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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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Meredith Toback
A native New Yorker and experienced licensed tour guide, Meredith will take you where you want to go!  A former public school history teacher with a passion for telling stories of the city's past, present and future, Meredith creates within others these similar feelings about her home town.…
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GANYC member Stephanie Azzarone has published a new book, Fabulous Fountains of New York. We congratulate her on this success! You can read more about this book here: https://fordhampress.com/fabulous-fountains-of-new-york-hb-9781531511838.htmlHer first book, Heaven on the Hudson: Mansions,…
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Cherry Blossoms Cherry Blossoms and the East River Ayinde Stevens
Boat Ride to Dead Horse Bay
Grant's Tomb General Grant National Memorial, Harlem George Tonkin
Happy 400th Anniversary NYC Happy 400th Anniversary NYC in Times Square Harvey Paul Davidson
Giant pink pigeon foot Dinosaur Deborah Blau
New York is a story worth telling painted on a window New York is a Story... Nina Mende
Statue of Liberty mural Always Look Up! ("RISE" on 45th Street) Deborah Blau
Magnet in SoHo Magnet and cast-iron detail in SoHo Ed Perlmutter
Park Avenue Park Avenue in the Spring Ayinde Stevens
Group of people walking on the Coney Island Boardwalk, Brooklyn, NY Coney Island FAM tour
Sunset over the Upper Bay Sunset over the Upper Bay Emma Guest-Consales
July 4th 2022 at the Battery July 4, 2022 at Battery Park George Tonkin