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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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Jonathan Turer
Visitors say my tours are “witty” “fun” “informative” and “fascinating.” And this: “For 5 1/2 hours we did not want to miss a thing he said and more importantly, neither did our two teenagers. Now that is a feat!” and “My wife was born and raised in NYC and ... even she learned a whole bunch about…
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Giant pink pigeon foot Dinosaur Deborah Blau
Grant's Tomb General Grant National Memorial, Harlem George Tonkin
ESB Empire State Building and Macy's Ayinde Stevens
Canal Street looking downtown Canal Street looking downtown Emma Guest-Consales
July 4th 2022 at the Battery July 4, 2022 at Battery Park George Tonkin
Cherry Blossoms Cherry Blossoms and the East River Ayinde Stevens
Magnet in SoHo Magnet and cast-iron detail in SoHo Ed Perlmutter
New York is a story worth telling painted on a window New York is a Story... Nina Mende
GANYC FAM Tour graffiti GANYC FAM Tour of East Harlem
January 2020 Meeting at the N-Y Historical Society
People in front of a mural in Spanish Harlem NYC Spanish Harlem tour Leigh Hallingby
DUMBO FAM tour