GANYC is the association of professional tour guides in New York City. Learn More
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GANYC guides are the best value in New York tourism. You will get fully-vetted guides who cover all aspects of New York. Many of whom speak multiple languages. Find a guide who’s right for you!
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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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.
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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.
Linda Sarrel is a licensed New York City sightseeing guide and the founder of Rent A New Yorker Tours. She is a native New Yorker, born and raised in Brooklyn. She has lived in Manhattan for over 35 years.
Join her on a tour and share her intimate knowledge of New York's most…
GANYC Goes to Philadelphia for NFTGA 2025
GANYC was proud to represent New York at the biennial National Federation of Tourist Guide Associations (NFTGA), held the past few days in Philadelphia. The city will be celebrating 250 years of American independence next year, and we were so excited to see so many of the historic sites connected…
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Grand Central Terminal
View From Governor's Island
Central Park - Belvedere Castle
NYC Library
Steinhardt Conservatory - Brooklyn Botanic Garden
Liberty Harbor view from Battery Park.
Chelsea Market
Staten Island -- Ferry Terminal
New York Botanical Garden - Enid Haupt Conservatory
Brooklyn's Barclays Center
The Metropolitan Museum of Art FAM Tour
The Bowery -- New Museum