NYC licensed guides are the best 'bang-for-your-tourism-buck.' Take the time to learn what our members have to offer. A GANYC member will help you make the most of your time. We also have a wide variety of multilingual guides to aid all international travelers on any service they need.
GANYC members are solely responsible for the content of their profiles on this site.
The designation Certified Guide means the marked individual guide has successfully completed and fulfilled all the requirements of GANYC's professional development program that focuses on how to research, plan, and conduct high-quality tours. These guides are authorized to use the designation, "GANYC certified guide."
Other US tour guide associations have Hire a Guide systems similar to GANYC's. You may contact the San Francisco Tour Guide Guild and the Guild of Professional Tour Guides of Washington DC with the forms on their websites.
Ludwina Lang
I am orginally from Germany but live in the U.S. for many years. I have a BA in Business Administration and a minor in History. History was always my favorite and that is why I love to guide tours. I worked for 25 years at Mercedes-Benz as an analyst, but always kept an eye on the…
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Svetlana Pézier
I’m a French-American from Normandy, New Yorker by heart since 2014. I was a tour guide in France and I came to NYC to study the Tenement Museum, the city’s Architecture and History, and the People who made this city. In my tours, you’ll learn about those three and more, from my love of this place…
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GANYC Certified Guide
Jared Goldstein
Enthusiasm, stories, wonder, and great memories.History! Architecture! Views! Energy! How we live here.Experience it with Jared the NYC Tour Guide! 1-917-533-1057 Jared@JaredtheNYCTourGuide.com http://JaredtheNYCTourGuide.com I love sharing New York City, my home…
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Suzanne Goss
Let me build a tour of New York around your own personal interests - topics, eras, or figures from history, the arts, sports, music, the business world, etc. I've been giving tours for 15 years and no two are ever the same!
Anette Murgalla-Hollmann
I transferred my passion for New York into a career and offer guided tours mostly in German, sometimes in English or in both languages if you have a mixed group. I am a NYC licensed Tour Guide and with my background as an Account Director in advertising agencies for digital solutions and as an Event Manager I am quite good in planing and executing your customized tour. Let me show you the city!
Joseph Pizzingrillo
Lifelong native New Yorker. Solid experience and knowledge of Manhattan as well as all NYC boroughs (Brooklyn, Queens, Bronx, Staten Island)
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Laura Caparrotti
My goal is to make people comfortable and able to fully enjoy the city, like the way I do. My first concern is always to make sure the client tells me what they cannot wait to see or experience, so I can add to the tour that element that will make the tour absolutely unique. I combine Historical…
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GANYC Certified Guide
Emma Guest-Consales, Ph.D.
I am a full-time walking tour guide in New York City. I specialize in 19th c. New York, especially the Gilded Age, as well as contemporary New York City architecture and urban development. I offer private tours and small group public tours in English. Tutti i miei tour sono disponibili in italiano.
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Susan Zuckerman
I am a retired history teacher and currently an adjunct professor teaching history at a local college, but now devote most of my time to being a licensed New York City guide. Additionally, along with my husband, who is also a licensed tour guide, I have co-authored a book on New York City, have a…
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GANYC Certified Guide
Robin Garr
GANYC Certified and experienced in leading tours on a wide range of topics and passionate about New York City! History, art, architecture, natural history, sports, anywhere in the five boroughs.
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Libby Corydon-Apicella
Introduction to New York City for families
Walking the Brooklyn Bridge
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Michael Agovino
My name is Michael Agovino and I am a native Bronxite transplanted into the wonderful world of Queens. I am a NYC DOE teacher and in love with New York City's colorful history. I am an avid genealogist, learner, and micro-historian. I believe that learning about the "every-day" people of our city…
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Joseph Landon
For Joe, leading tours and curating experiences is not just a job, but a way of life. He is dedicated to sharing his love and appreciation of New York City with others, and helping to preserve the city's unique history and culture for future generations to enjoy.
GANYC Certified Guide
Ann C McDermott
Born in Brooklyn and having lived and worked in NYC her whole life, Ann knows NYC like the back of her hand. She will customize a tour for you and show you the hidden gems of New York City, whether that's an architectural wonder or a little known great restaurant with good eats to fit your price…
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GANYC Certified Guide
Kevin Lawrence
After spending over a decade organizing and conducting tours throughout China and Taiwan, I have over the past couple of years shifted my professional touring expertise to my beloved hometown, New York City. I conduct river-to-river tours (i.e. lower Manhattan, West Village/East Village, 42nd…
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Eliot Niles
Native New Yorker: played stoopball & stickball with a spaldeen in the streets, and skiball on old Coney Island boardwalk. Brooklynite who has also lived & worked in other cities/countries, always seem to boomerang back home. Experienced licensed tour guide, local, regional, and international clientele.
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Megan Marod
Helping you get your very best NYC experience.
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Frank de Falco
Award-winning licensed bi-lingual Italiani/English New York City walking tour guide.