2026 GANYC Apple Awards

Date: Monday, March 9, 2026
Ceremony: 8:00pm / Gala Reception: 6:30pm
Venue: Merkin Hall, 129 West 67th Street
Host: Justin Dylan Nastro

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The GANYC Apple Awards celebrate those who make New York City great! Over a dozen awards are given out each year to individuals & organizations from across our five boroughs. In addition to these main nominated categories below, we will award a Lifetime Achievement Award to former FDNY captain (and trailblazer) Brenda Berkman, and our Guiding Spirit Award to Lisa Puccio!

2026 GANYC Apple Awards Nominees

Outstanding Achievement in Support of NYC Culture

1. Brandon Stanton (Humans of New York), for the Dear New York exhibit at Grand Central
2. St Patrick's Cathedral's Immigration Mural, "What’s So Funny About Peace, Love, and Understanding"
3. NYC Tourism + Conventions' FOUNDED BY NYC campaign
4. Open House New York
5. Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, on their 100th anniversary

Outstanding Achievement in Support of NYC Tourism

1. Rockefeller Center
2. PAC NYC’s public initiative for downtown, including free lobby concerts and family day at the PAC
3. The Gotham Center for New York City History's NYC Revolutionary Trail Walking Tour Guide, in partnership with the Downtown Alliance
4. Scott's Pizza Tours

Outstanding Achievement in Support of NYC Preservation

1. Landmarks Preservation Commission, on their 60th anniversary
2. The Save Ellis Island Foundation
3. The Tenement Museum
4. Crown Heights North Association

Outstanding NYC Website

1. EV Grieve
2. OldNYC
3. Urbanist
4. Little Kid Big City

Outstanding Achievement in NYC Radio Program or Podcast (Audio/Spoken Word)

1. Alison Stewart, WNYC: All of It
2. Kelly Kopp, The New Yorkers
3. Megan Marod and Jonathan Turer, Most Marvelous NYC
4. Jeff Spurgeon on WQXR for his Monday morning “Know It All New Yorker” pop quiz

Outstanding Achievement in Book Writing (Non-Fiction)

1. Stephanie Azzarone, Fabulous Fountains of New York
2. Michael Wallace, Gotham at War: A History of New York City from 1933 to 1945
3. Russell Shorto, Taking Manhattan: The Extraordinary Events That Created New York and Shaped America
4. A'Lelia Bundles, Joy Goddess: A'Lelia Walker and the Harlem Renaissance

Outstanding Achievement in Essay/Article/Series Writing

1. Economist Opinions Desk: "New York is turning 400 and no one cares"
2. Christina Stanton, Daily Beast: "What It’s Like to Tour Ground Zero With 9/11 Truthers"
3. Guy Denton, NY Post: "How 24-hour places died — and New York became the City That Sleeps"
4. Hannah Frishberg, Gothamist: "Tourists are staying away from the US. What does that mean for NYC?"

Outstanding Achievement in NYC Food

1. DiPalo's Fine Foods, on their 100th anniversary
2. Sam Silverstein, for NYC Bagel Tours and Bagelfest
3. Tara Hankinson and LeAnn Darland of TALEA Beer Co., NYC's first woman owned brewery
4. Lexington Avenue Candy Shop, on their 100th anniversary

Outstanding NYC Museum Exhibitions

1. The Met: Superfine: Tailoring Black Style
2. NY Transit Museum at Grand Central: Commentary on the Commute
3. Museum at Eldridge Street: Lower East Side, 1975: Portrait of a Changing Jewish Neighborhood
4. Brooklyn Seltzer Museum
5. NY Historical: Robert Caro's The Power Broker at 50

Outstanding Achievement in Social Media

1. Johnny Murtaugh; @johnnymurtaugh
2. Kiara DiPaolo; @NewYorkCity4All
3. John Friia; @here_in_ny
4. Nicolas Heller; @NewYorkNico
5. Shiloh Frederick; @shilohinthecity

Outstanding Achievement in NYC Photography

1. Nicola Menicacci, "Daily Commute"
2. Craig Fruchtman, "Jump"
3. @kingy27nyc, "Tunnel to Towers"
4. John Huntington, "Lightning at ESB"
5. Michael T. Young, WTC at Sunset