Blog & News
Spotlight on GANYC Member: Minna Scharff
Spotlight on GANYC guide:
We would like to introduce one of our GANYC tour guides, Minna Scharff.
Bio:
Born in Brooklyn, a soccer mom in Greenwich Village (no minivan, just the "3" and "F" trains) and now a tour guide that explores everything old and new in her…
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Spotlight on Industry Partner: Pocodot
Ladies and Gentleman please meet one of our new industry partners, POCODOT. Today we are introducing Mr. Victor Young their Chief Executive officer.
His professional Bio:
As Chief Executive Officer, Victor is responsible for product vision and overall business direction.…
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A review of 54 below when it first opened
A New Club in Town
After the demise of the Oak Room at the Algonquin and the news that Feinstein’s at the Regency will relocate when the Loews hotel undergoes major renovations cabaret fans can enjoy a new club in town, 54 Below. Occupying the space that once was the “VIP Room” at the notorious…
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GANYC Members Testimony at Landmarks Preservation Commission Backlog Initiative Public Hearings
GANYC members heeded the call to testify in front of the Landmarks Preservation Council at its October and November public hearings on 95 calendared properties throughout the 5 boroughs.
We have included snippets of testimony of GANYC members below. Those who testified included…
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Spotlight on GANYC Guides: Robin London
A few months back our very own GANYC aka Guides Association of New York City guide Robin London was interviewed for Guide Advisor. Check out what she has to say here on this website: https://www.guideadvisor.com/stories/qa_nyc_tour_guide_robin_london.
"A 3rd generation native New Yorker and…
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Spotlight on GANYC Guides: Jane Marx
This week in Time Out New York our very own Jane Marx was featured as a tour guide on page 6.
November 4-10th, 2015, Issue #1026.
Quoted from her profile "The company of one who makes you laugh. (You'll laugh. You'll learn. You'll love New York.) To survive and thrive here takes guts,…
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High Bridge and Morris-Jumel FAM Tour review by Robin Garr
The original text was edited for size for the print version of our Newsletter 'GuideLines'.
This is the entire tour review.
A High Bridge and Morris-Jumel Mansion FAM Tour was held on September 10, 2015 with GANYC guide Kevin Wilkinson, Kevin@GeneralToursNYC.com, leading the way;…
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DESTINATION NEW YORK Episode #7 James Muessig
Destination New York is back after a brief hiatus. Join host Aaron Tabackman as he sits one-on-one with Grayline CitySightseeing Tour Guide and TWU Local 225 Shop Steward James Muessig as they discuss the current situation of the double-decker sightseeing industry in New York. Also…
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DESTINATION NEW YORK EPISODE #6 Adrienne Onofri
Join host Aaron Tabackman for a one-on-one interview with Tour Guide and Author Adrienne Onofri as they discuss her new book "Walking Queens: 30 tours for discovering communities, historic places, and natural treasures of New York City's largest borough."
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DESTINATION NEW YORK Episode #5 Not For Tourists Book Launch
Co-host Aaron Tabackman meets the authors from Not For Tourists at the public launch of their new book Not For Tourists Illustrated Guide to New York City (2015, Skyhorse Press). Live from the Word Bookstore in Greenpoint, Brooklyn.
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