Melissa Cooper
Sophia Dawson, ARTs East New York artist in residence, at work.
East New York has long faced problems like poverty, disinvestment and crime. Now its worries concern gentrification and displacement. In a neighborhood confronting so many different risks, what role can community artists play?
It’s not that unusual for a mayor to be rewriting his lineup card 30 months into office. But it is significant that a close aide who so perfectly reflects de Blasio’s politics is moving on.
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