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Spotlight on GANYC Guide: Stephen Dym Posted on: by Jeremy.Wilcox Introducing GANYC guide: Stephen Dym Company: Wed in NYC Social Media: Facebook Phone: 917-855-6830 Email ===================================== How long have you been a tour guide? 15 years. What drove you to become a tour guide? As a Native New Yorker, public speaker, performance artist… Read More
Spotlight on Industry Partner: Explorica Tours Posted on: by Jeremy.Wilcox Introducing GANYC industry partner -- Deirdre Rivas, of Explorica Tours 145 Tremont St., 6th Floor, Boston, MA 02111 Website: https://www.explorica.com/ Email Social Media: Facebook / Instagram / Twitter ================================= What year did your business open? 2000. Can you… Read More
2019 GANYC Apple Awards: Full Video! Posted on: by Jeremy.Wilcox We once again thank everyone who made our 5th-Annual GANYC Apple Awards such an amazing evening. We as tour guides professionally celebrate this city and we created these Awards to honor the other people and institutions who help tell its story, and keep its history alive. With our wonderful hosts… Read More
GANYC Celebrated 5th-Annual Apple Awards! Posted on: by Jeremy.Wilcox The Guides Association of New York City (GANYC) presented its 5th-annual Apple Awards at a festive ceremony on March 4 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 preservation… Read More
Spotlight on GANYC Guide: Ibrahima Diallo Posted on: by Jeremy.Wilcox Introducing GANYC guide: Ibrahima Diallo Company: All New York Fun Tours Social Media: Facebook / Twitter / Instagram Phone: 646-205-8188 Email ===================================== How long have you been a tour guide? 12 Years (Since 2007) What drove you to become a tour guide? 1-… Read More
GANYC Interviews The Bowery Boys! Posted on: by Jeremy.Wilcox GANYC recently sat down with the award winning podcast historians The Bowery Boys to discuss their career, and our upcoming Apple Awards, this Monday March 4! You can watch the video below, and we look forward to seeing them as hosts for our 5th-annual awards spectacular. See you there everyone!… Read More
Spotlight on GANYC Guide: Stan O'Connor Posted on: by Jeremy.Wilcox Introducing GANYC guide: Stan O'Connor Company: Isle Of New York Tours, llc Social Media: Facebook / Twitter / Instagram Phone: 917-716-4521 Email ===================================== How long have you been a tour guide? Since the 1990s. What time of year would you consider your busy… Read More
Congratulations To New GANYC Certified Guides! Posted on: by Jeremy.Wilcox GANYC completed the second round of its certification course last year and, at this month's membership meeting, several newly certified members received their certificates! These courses are designed to enhance and certify GANYC members skills beyond mere licensing requirements. This is an aspect… Read More
Spotlight on GANYC Guide: Tim Ries Posted on: by Jeremy.Wilcox Introducing GANYC guide: Tim Ries Company: Tourist New York Phone: 929-379-7643 Email ===================================== How long have you been a tour guide? 14 years. What time of year would you consider your busy season? Early April through December. The winter holiday rush is… Read More
Tiny New York Posted on: by Jeremy.Wilcox At our monthly meetings, GANYC regularly features a guest speaker on a variety of topics... from secret places in NYC to the history of the NYC sanitation department (a fascinating discussion) to featured architects and historians, and more. Our Education Committee and other volunteers do a… Read More