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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.
I recently retired as an attorney after 37+ years of proud NYC service in several City agencies. And with all that jumping around, I really learned how this amazing City works, from the transportation and transit networks to the INCREDIBLE water supply system. And, my favorite, the NYS civil…
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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Brownstone facade
Ayinde Stevens
Radio City Music Hall
Ayinde Stevens
July 4, 2022 at Battery Park
George Tonkin
GANYC Members tour the High Line
NYC Rat Tour
Marc Landman
Always Look Up! ("RISE" on 45th Street)
Deborah Blau
Magnet and cast-iron detail in SoHo
Ed Perlmutter
The Metropolitan Museum of Art FAM Tour
West 45th Street Theaters
Ayinde Stevens
Happy 400th Anniversary NYC in Times Square
Harvey Paul Davidson
Chrysler Building and Grand Central facade
Ayinde Stevens
January 2020 Meeting at the N-Y Historical Society