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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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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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Michael Agovino
My name is Michael Agovino and I am a native Bronxite transplanted into the wonderful world of Queens. I am a NYC DOE teacher and in love with New York City's colorful history. I am an avid genealogist, learner, and micro-historian. I believe that learning about the "every-day" people of our city…
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GANYC FAM Tour graffiti GANYC FAM Tour of East Harlem
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
The Metropolitan Museum of Art FAM Tour
Radio City Music Hall Radio City Music Hall Ayinde Stevens
Cherry Blossoms Cherry Blossoms and the East River Ayinde Stevens
Grant's Tomb General Grant National Memorial, Harlem George Tonkin
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GANYC FAM Tour of New Amsterdam
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DUMBO FAM tour
January 2020 Meeting at the N-Y Historical Society