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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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Alex Demac
     I am a native New Yorker who knows the City from the perspectives of child and adult, walker and rider and biker, student and teacher, parent and youngster.         My particular areas of focus are the Metropolitan Museum, Central Park, Grand Central…
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January 2020 Meeting at the N-Y Historical Society
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Magnet in SoHo Magnet and cast-iron detail in SoHo Ed Perlmutter
The Metropolitan Museum of Art FAM Tour
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Park Avenue Park Avenue in the Spring Ayinde Stevens
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Group of people walking on the Coney Island Boardwalk, Brooklyn, NY Coney Island FAM tour
Radio City Music Hall Radio City Music Hall Ayinde Stevens
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