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The Subway Is So Late, It’s Making New Yorkers Early Posted on: by Jeremy.Wilcox GANYC member Matt Apter was one of many New Yorkers interviewed in this NY Times article about the NYC subway. How much extra time do you pad in to your commute because of reliability concerns? The Subway Is So Late, It’s Making New Yorkers Early Read More
Licensed NYC Guides Get Complimentary Admission Posted on: by Jeremy.Wilcox The GANYC PR Committee has been working to compile a comprehensive of NYC museums & cultural institutions that offer complimentary admission to anyone with a valid sightseeing guide license. Here is what we have. Please let us know if a) any of these are not correct, and b) we are missing any… Read More
Spotlight on GANYC Guide: Dave Gardner Posted on: by Jeremy.Wilcox Introducing GANYC guide: Dave Gardner! Company: Titanic Walking Tour in New York Phone: 917-232-3350 Email Social Media:  Facebook / Twitter ===================================== How long have you been a tour guide? A decade. What drove you to become a tour guide? I was driven by the… Read More
GANYC's Kevin Fitzpatrick Interviewed for French TV Posted on: by Jeremy.Wilcox For any of our French-speaking members or followers, this video may be of interest. It is an 8-minute segment from French TV on Union Square and World War I. In one segment, GANYC member-- and Apple Award-winning author!-- Kevin Fitzpatrick was interviewed about the USS Recruit from 1917.… Read More
Tips For Tour Guides: Avoiding Scams, pt. 2 Posted on: by Jeremy.Wilcox Scam emails are a regular problem for many in the tour industry. These type of scams will be emailed to countless tour guides... the scammers will have skimmed email addresses of tour guides from GANYC's site or other source. Our goal is to help train you to learn how to spot, and avoid, them… Read More
GANYC Apple Awards Winners! Posted on: by Jeremy.Wilcox The Guides Association of New York City (GANYC) presented its 4th-annual GANYC Apple Awards at a festive ceremony on March 12 at the SVA Theater, in Chelsea. GANYC honored numerous organizations and people with Apple Awards for encouraging and promoting New York City tourism, culture and… Read More
GANYC Public Events! Posted on: by Jeremy.Wilcox Are you a licensed NYC tour guide? Come join GANYC at one of our regular public events!   Read More
GANYC in Philly! Posted on: by Jeremy.Wilcox Last week, numerous GANYC members traveled down to Philadelphia to participate in the National Federation of Tourist Guide Associations (NFTGA) biennial conference, at the Wyndham Philadelphia Historic District. This was a fun & productive event, and Philly was a great host. The event kicked… Read More
Spotlight on GANYC Guide: Michael Dillinger Posted on: by Jeremy.Wilcox Introducing GANYC guide: Michael Dillinger! Company: Dillinger's New York Phone: 917-400-5576 Email Social Media: Facebook ===================================== How long have you been a tour guide? 9 and 1/2 years. What time of year would you consider your busy season? My year is fairly… Read More
Spotlight on GANYC Guide: Myra Alperson Posted on: by Jeremy.Wilcox Introducing GANYC guide: Myra Alperson! Company: NoshWalks Phone: 212-222-2243 Email Social Media: Facebook / Twitter / Instagram ===================================== How long have you been a tour guide? Over 30 years. What types of tours do you offer? Food tours, with history and culture… Read More