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DESTINATION NEW YORK EPISODE #6 Adrienne Onofri Posted on: by aaron.tabackman   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."      Read More
DESTINATION NEW YORK Episode #5 Not For Tourists Book Launch Posted on: by aaron.tabackman 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.   Read More
DESTINATION NEW YORK EPISODE #4 QUEENS TASTE 2015 Posted on: by aaron.tabackman Co-host Aaron Tabackman sits down with the producer of Queens Taste 2015 Rob MacKay of the Queens Economic Development Corporation and GANYC member John Garay of BQE Tours Read More
Destination New York Logo Posted on: by aaron.tabackman Here's Destination New York's, GANYC's podcast, brand new logo!      Read More
Destination New York Podcast #3 Interview with Lee Gelber Posted on: by amada.anderson On March 12th, the podcast committee had the honor to interview Lee Gelber, founder and owner of Here Is New York and a.k.a. "The Dean of NYC Tour Guides." Why is he called that? Well you will just have to tune in, listen, and find out. This episode features a recap of the GANYC Apple Awards… Read More
The 1st Annual GANYC Apple Awards Ceremony Posted on: by aaron.tabackman GANYC'S first ever awards ceremony, the 1st Annual Apple Awards took place last night at the Leonard Nimoy Bar Thalia on the Upper West Side to a capacity crowd. Emcees were the co-hosts of the off-Broadway show "How 2 B A New Yorker" Kevin Doyle and Olivia Petzy.  The co-hosts were funny,… Read More
GANYC Apple Awards Posted on: by aaron.tabackman Artist James Turrell Accepts the Lifetime Achivement Award.      Read More
The 1st Annual GANYC Apple Awards Ceremony Posted on: by aaron.tabackman Check out all the details for tonight's ceremony right here and on our Twitter (@GAofNYC) handle using the hashtag #GANYCAppleAwards.   See who wins, who performs and all the great moments of cultural and artistic achievement.  Read More
DESTINATION NEW YORK EPISODE #2 Posted on: by amada.anderson DESTINATION NEW YORK EPISODE #2   In our second episode we discuss chocolate, we introduce a virtual chocolate tour, tour guide tips, and interview Author/CEO of BENY and GANYC member Patrick van Rosendaal.  Read More
GANYC Apple Awards Nominee Speaks at Mid-Manhattan Library Posted on: by aaron.tabackman On February 15th, New York Times Urban Affairs reporter and 2015 GANYC Apple Awards nominee Sam Roberts spoke to a capacity audience at the mid-Manhattan Public Library.  He spoke on his new book “A History of New York in 101 Objects”.  Roberts demonstrated how history can be viewed… Read More