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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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Valerie Bottenus
My love affair with New York City began at a young age and has never ended.  I spent my adolescence in Manhattan as a student at George Balanchine's School of American Ballet at Lincoln Center, after which I got my B.A. in Art History from Barnard College of Columbia University. A 30-year…
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GANYC Members tour the High Line
Park Avenue Park Avenue in the Spring Ayinde Stevens
Group of people standing together NYC Rat Tour Marc Landman
Grant's Tomb General Grant National Memorial, Harlem George Tonkin
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ESB Empire State Building and Macy's Ayinde Stevens
July 4th 2022 at the Battery July 4, 2022 at Battery Park George Tonkin
Sunset over the Upper Bay Sunset over the Upper Bay Emma Guest-Consales
Magnet in SoHo Magnet and cast-iron detail in SoHo Ed Perlmutter
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Radio City Music Hall Radio City Music Hall Ayinde Stevens
Cherry Blossoms Cherry Blossoms and the East River Ayinde Stevens