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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.
Whether you're planning to see the famous sights, the restaurants, the museums, the shopping, the sports, or just about anything else you can think of, your visit will surely be a success! The possibilities for fun are endless and New York will never disappoint you. My hope is to enhance your…
Fraunces Tavern® Museum to Celebrate Martha Washington in its latest Special Exhibition
Martha Washington – familiar to many, but few people have come to know the person behind the name. Fraunces Tavern Museum is delighted to announce our new special exhibition Martha, The First Founding Mother Revealed in the Adeline Moses Loeb Gallery. As part of the Museum's broader Path to Liberty…
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Empire State Building and Macy's
Ayinde Stevens
Governors Island FAM Tour
January 2020 Meeting at the N-Y Historical Society
Cherry Blossoms and the East River
Ayinde Stevens
Radio City Music Hall
Ayinde Stevens
DUMBO FAM tour
July 4, 2022 at Battery Park
George Tonkin
GANYC Members tour the High Line
Always Look Up! ("RISE" on 45th Street)
Deborah Blau
Magnet and cast-iron detail in SoHo
Ed Perlmutter
Dinosaur
Deborah Blau
Chrysler Building and Grand Central facade
Ayinde Stevens