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!
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.
See New York City with a native son. Harvey Davidson was born and raised in Brooklyn and attended its public schools and colleges. While in high school, he worked part-time as a messenger and learned the city streets and ins and outs of Manhattan’s neighborhoods. Later work assignments made him…
GANYC Sings The City
Join GANYC members Tony Di Sante and Sara Lyons for a night of songs of songs about the greatest city in the world! Every song will be about NYC, and profits from the show will all be given to GANYC's ongoing multi-anniversary celebration efforts. Singing the City with Tony and SaraAugust 13th…
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Spanish Harlem tour
Leigh Hallingby
Brownstone facade
Ayinde Stevens
GANYC FAM Tour of New Amsterdam
New York is a Story...
Nina Mende
January 2020 Meeting at the N-Y Historical Society
Always Look Up! ("RISE" on 45th Street)
Deborah Blau
July 4, 2022 at Battery Park
George Tonkin
Dinosaur
Deborah Blau
Magnet and cast-iron detail in SoHo
Ed Perlmutter
Happy 400th Anniversary NYC in Times Square
Harvey Paul Davidson
Canal Street looking downtown
Emma Guest-Consales
Cherry Blossoms and the East River
Ayinde Stevens