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• NYC 400: The Audubon Bird Mural Project

  • When
    October 25, 2025
  •  
    10:15 AM - 12:30 PM
  • Location
    Chipped Cup Cafe, 3610 Broadway (betw/ W. 148th and 149th)
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  The goal of the Audubon Mural Project is to create murals of over 300 North American birds, mainly in the northern Manhattan neighborhoods of Hamilton and Washington Heights where John James Audubon spent the last 10 years of his life.
  
  We walk mostly along Broadway between West 148th and 164th Streets, seeing about 30 murals. Because the artists have license to represent the birds in any way that they choose, there is great variation in the styles of painting. And the murals range from lovely panels that fill a window frame to spectacular works covering the entire side of a building. All of the birds painted have been identified as being threatened by climate change.
  
  We also visit John James Audubon’s impressive gravesite in the Trinity Church Cemetery.
  

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• NYC 400: Exploring the Upper West Side: From 116th to 103rd Streets

  • When
    October 25, 2025
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    10:30 AM - 1:00 PM
  • Location
    Main gate to Columbia University, 116th Street and Broadway
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  Thanks in part to one of the most famous streets in the world — and the first subway line in New York City running right underneath it — the Upper West Side transformed from a rural landscape to one of the city's most desirable neighborhoods seemingly overnight. But how exactly did the neighborhood change with the building of Broadway, and what relics of its storied past still exist? This is the story of one of New York's most storied neighborhoods, and the drama and scandals it had along the way.
  

  Join us as we explore the secrets of the Upper West Side, one of the most desirable and influential neighborhoods in New York City that is steeped in entertainment, crime, and history.

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• NYC 400: When New York Was Nieuw Amsterdam

  • When
    October 25, 2025
  •  
    11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
  • Location
    Staten Island Ferry Terminal at South Ferry on the left side at the bottom of the escalators.
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  Walk some of the original shoreline and Dutch streets. View memorials and hear about life in this most tolerant and diverse colony.  The roots of  New York  City and American democracy and commerce are Dutch.
  
  It all began Downtown Manhattan 400 years ago!

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• NYC 400: Hidden Harlem Tour

  • When
    October 25, 2025
  •  
    11:00 AM - 1:30 PM
  • Location
    Southeast Corner of 110th street and Eighth Avenue/Frederick Douglass BLVD (Central Park Side).
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  NYC 400: Hidden Harlem Tour
  with Cindy Ladopoulos
  

  
  This walk covers popular tourists sites like Columbia University, St. John the Divine Cathedral, Grant's Tomb, and Riverside Church. What makes this tour HIDDEN Harlem? Depending on the tour's lenght we view several not so obvious things such as: hidden statues within statues, tributes and memorials to famous New Yorkers, historic buildings tucked away in very short avenues. Even the parks we cross have hidden jewels. We also walk by the building where a 2 term US President lived at when I was a CU student.

  On this tour, NYCindy tells you how different and how similar the neighborhood is from her college days spent in Harlem.

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• NYC 400: Abraham Lincoln in New York City

  • When
    October 25, 2025
  •  
    11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
  • Location
    209 Broadway, in front of St. Paul's Chapel
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  On February 27 1860 a little known former congressman from Illinois arrived in New York to give a lecture at the Cooper Union  While in New York he stopped at Mathew Brady's studio for a photo and attended a sermon by Henry Ward Beecher in Brooklyn.  His trip to New York would help vault Lincoln to the Republican nomination for president, and ultimately the presidency.
  

  This tour will follow Lincoln's footsteps in New York, from the former Astor House Hotel where he stayed to the Cooper Union where he spoke.  Along the way we'll see a surviving former studio of Mathew Brady, some former shopping haunts of both Mr and Ms Lincoln, the location of a former Mahanttan church Lincoln did visit, and a bar that Lincoln did not visit.  

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• NYC 400 - The Meatpacking District & The High Line

  • When
    October 25, 2025
  •  
    11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
  • Location
    In front of Anthropologie at Chelsea Market 75 9th Ave
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  Join the 2025 Guiding Spirit Award winner Bob Gelber as we will walk through Chelsea Market and discuss its former history as the Nabisco Baking Co., one of the most successful baking companies in the World.  From Chelsea Market, we will stroll through the Meatpacking District and learn its fascinating history.
  

  We will finish, with a short walk on the High Line. Originally opened in 1934 for freight trains, today this one of the most visited public parks in New York City.

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• NYC 400: Public Art Walking Tour in Lower Manhattan

  • When
    October 25, 2025
  •  
    1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
  • Location
    140 Broadway (Between Liberty and Cedar Street)
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  From illegal art to corporate commissions, Lower Manhattan has it all. Explore a mighty collection of public art with Erin Donnelly of Reel New York City.
  

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• NYC 400: Exploring the Brooklyn Bridge & DUMBO: A Walk Through NYC History

  • When
    October 25, 2025
  •  
    3:00 PM - 5:30 PM
  • Location
    1 Centre Street, The David Dinkins Municipal Building
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  When completed in 1883, the Brooklyn Bridge was so iconic it was instantly hailed as the "Eighth Wonder of the World." What makes this steel and stone behemoth so remarkable, and what secrets lie within its century-old cables and towers?
  
  It's time to uncover the fascinating story of New York’s most legendary crossing, from feats of engineering to incredible family sacrifice.
  

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• NYC 400: Flatiron District History Tour

  • When
    October 25, 2025
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    4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
  • Location
    The tour meets at the fountain on the south side of Madison Square Park next to the Shake Shack. The tour guide will be holding an Epic Walking Tours flag.
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  Discover the stories behind iconic landmarks and pivotal moments in American history as you explore the Flatiron District's remarkable architecture, influential figures, and dramatic events.
  

  Highlights of the tour include the Flatiron Building, the original Madison Square Garden, Holocaust, Gilded Age, Fifth Avenue Hotel, MetLife Tower, Westminster Dog Show, "Murder of the Century," Jerome Mansion, September 11 attacks, New York Supreme Court Appellate Division, and Lincoln assassination.

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• NYC 400 - Night Photography Tour of the Financial District

  • When
    October 25, 2025
  •  
    6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
  • Location
    Fulton Center, in main entrance (SE corner of Fulton/Broadway)
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  The city's skyline glows in all colors at night. After the heat of the day, you'll not only be able to photograph the illuminated skyscrapers in and near the Financial District, but also glittering reflections over the river, like the Brooklyn Bridge and the huge WELCOME sign that faces us from Brooklyn Heights. 
  
  Take nighttime photos with GANYC tour guide Stan O'Connor like no one else has:

  The National September 11 Memorial

  70 Pine Street

  Trinity Church

  The Statue of Liberty 

  Charging Bull 

  Alexander Hamilton Customs House

  City Hall

  Civic Fame statue above Manhattan Boro Hall

  South Street Seaport tall ships 

  Pier 17, illuminated in bright, colorful hues

  The Woolworth Building 

  One World Trade Center

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• GANYC Networking Happy Hour

  • When
    October 28, 2025
  •  
    6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
  • Location
    Phebe's (361 Bowery, New York, NY 10003)

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  GANYC Invites You
  to Our Next Networking Happy Hour!

  Tuesday October 28, 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

  Phebe's
  361 Bowery (at E. 4th St)
  
  All are Welcome!

  GANYC is throwing its next networking Happy Hour on Tuesday October 28 and we'd love to see you there. 

  The event is open to all: GANYC members, GANYC industry partners, non-GANYC licensed NYC tour guides, anyone in NYC tourism, and anyone who is interested in tour guides and tour guiding! 

  Drinks will be available at attendee's own expense.
  Complimentary appetizers will also be available throughout the event.

  Please RSVP here so we know how many people to expect.

  A great opportunity to network with fellow guides and others in the travel industry.

  We hope to see you there! 

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• November 2025 GANYC Membership Meeting

  • When
    November 05, 2025
  •  
    6:00 PM - 8:30 PM
  • Location
    The Theater Center (210 W 50th St, New York, NY 10019)

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  GANYC MEMBERSHIP MEETING
  Wednesday November 5 2025

  The next GANYC monthly membership meeting will take place Wednesday November 5, at: The Theater Center (210 W 50th St, New York, NY 10019)

  Subway: 1 train to 50th St.
  R/W trains to 49th St
  

  
  Meeting Format
  We will have an introduction from a venue representative.
  We will then have the regular President's Report, and hear from several Committees.
  

  Please note: There will be no guest speaker. Instead, members will hear speeches from candidates for the Executive Board elections.

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