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400th Anniversary of New Amsterdam!
GANYC is celebrating the 400th anniversary of the Dutch Settlement of New Amsterdam and the importance of New York City to the United States and the world.We will be offering a variety of tours and initiatives.
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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400th Anniversary of New Amsterdam!
GANYC is celebrating the 400th anniversary of the Dutch Settlement of New Amsterdam and the importance of New York City to the United States and the world.We will be offering a variety of tours and initiatives.
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.
Become a Member
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.
I have been leading literary and history walking tours of New York City since 1999. My company is Big Apple Fanatics Tours. My tours: Governors Island, 1920s Literarture and Broadway (midtown, Hell's Kitchen, Times Square, Rock Center), Dorothy Parker's Upper West Side, Babe Ruth Slept Here (…
Free Tours Celebrating NYC 400 on October 25!
GANYC members are offering a series of free walking tours on Saturday, October 25, to celebrate the 400th anniversary of New York City. As we celebrate 400 of firsts, we remember that tour guides are the professionals who help keep our city's history alive! Registration is required. Here is…
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Radio City Music Hall
Ayinde Stevens
Brownstone facade
Ayinde Stevens
Spanish Harlem tour
Leigh Hallingby
The Metropolitan Museum of Art FAM Tour
Empire State Building and Macy's
Ayinde Stevens
January 2020 Meeting at the N-Y Historical Society
West 45th Street Theaters
Ayinde Stevens
General Grant National Memorial, Harlem
George Tonkin
GANYC FAM Tour of East Harlem
Always Look Up! ("RISE" on 45th Street)
Deborah Blau
Magnet and cast-iron detail in SoHo
Ed Perlmutter
Cherry Blossoms and the East River
Ayinde Stevens