Blog & News
GANYC on WFTGA Association Journeys
The latest edition of WFTGA Association Journeys featured GANYC, and its President, Michael Morgenthal. The WFTGA is the World Federation of Tourist Guide Associations. These presentations are an opportunity for WFTGA Association Members to share their challenges and success stories.This video…
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Falling In Love With New York As A Tour Guide
There was a nice piece recently in The New York Times Magazine, entitled "I Liked New York as a Tourist. I Fell In Love With It as a Tour Guide", by Eleanor Cummins. In it, she discusses taking the city's sightseeing guide exam 2 years ago, and how seeing the city through the eyes of a guide helped…
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GANYC Member Promotions!
We are always excited to see our members out there making a splash. So here is a roundup of successes from some of our members:-Tommy Silk has just released his new book: Hidden Landmarks of New York: A Tour of the City's Most Overlooked Buildings. In this book, he uncovers 120 of the city’s oldest…
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GANYC Report on 2024 WFTGA Convention
GANYC Report on 2024 WFTGA Conventionby Emma Guest-ConsalesFrom January 20th to the 26th 2024, I attended the 20th WFTGA Convention in Siracusa, Italy. The conference took place on the beautiful island of Ortigia, one of the oldest parts of Syracuse which has been inhabited for over 2,700 years.…
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GANYC Celebrates 50th Anniversary
GANYC celebrated its 50th Anniversary this past Friday evening, in Buttenwieser Hall at 92Y. Thank you to the amazing committee who organized the event, and to all members from the past 50 years who took us from a small organization, founded by German-speaking guides for other multilingual guides…
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Joe Svehlak Honored Downtown
Joe Svehlak is one of GANYC's older and more celebrated members (and our 2020 recipient of the Guiding Spirit Award!). Among his many amazing tours focusing on NYC history and preservation-- done for GANYC several times as a fam(iliarization) tour-- is his tour of the former Lower West Side/Little…
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GANYC Guides Share Their Knowledge In The News
We love seeing the expertise of GANYC guides covered by local news!Two recent articles, both featuring current Board members:1. Leigh Hallingby wrote a piece for the West Side Rag, in which she helped New Yorkers decode the unique sculpture on West 66th Street and Amsterdam Avenue honoring Dr.…
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GANYC Executive Board for 2024-2025
On January 1st, our new Executive Board begins their 2-year term! Thanks to all our voting members for their support. And thanks to our outgoing Board members for their years of service to our organization. Our volunteers are what make GANYC work, and we hope more members will consider volunteering…
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GANYC Advocates for Vendor Ban on Brooklyn Bridge
We are very proud that footage shot recently by GANYC PR Chairman Jeremy Wilcox was used as part of a NY1 story on a proposed ban of vendors on the Brooklyn Bridge. GANYC has been sounding the alarm over this issue for months, as some areas have more than half the walkway taken over by unlicensed…
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GANYC Member Mike Kaback on NY1
GANYC member Mike Kaback is our resident expert on the Garment District. So it was no surprise to see him featured in a new NY1 story about the future of this historic area. Changes in work patterns post-pandemic, as well as a proposed rezoning, has many long-timers discussing the era of change…
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