The New York Skyliners were formed in 1945 to create a corps for members of two New York City American Legion junior corps, The Phoebe Apperson Hearst Post #1197, and the Grand Street Boys from Post #1025, that were returning from service in World War II. Rehearsals were first held in 1945. They were officially accepted as a senior corps in the
American Legion in 1946, and were named after Raymond A. “Gabby” Garbarina, a young man who played with both the Grand Street Boys and the Hearst Post corps, who had lost his life in the war. The new post was known as the Raymond A. Garbarina Memorial Post #1523,
New York City. The corps itself was also known as the Raymond A. Garbarina Memorial Corps. After the 1949 season, the corps became known as the Garbarina Skyliners, and later, the New York Skyliners.. In 2014, Director Larry Carbonell and Assistant Director Doreen Sandor revived the inactive corps and moved its location from New York to
Scranton/
Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. In late 2022 the decision was made to shift the corps' rehearsal area to Upstate New York and reintroduce the 'New York' Skyliners name and historical logos. In 2023, the member corps of DCA voted to enter into a 2 year partnership with
Drum Corps International, forming the new DCI All Age Class beginning in 2024. The World, Open, and A classes remain intact for the 2024 season. == Show summary 1972–2025 ==