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“We have a small but powerful ecosystem here: exhibition spaces, artist studios, and people who are willing to work with each other,” said Sabine Schumacher, current director of BronxArtSpace in…

ByNick Baumstein 0Comments

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May 2024

ARTS and CULTURE Economy Government Opinion

Opinion: Why NYC Needs a Five-Borough Cultural Festival

“Creating a citywide cultural festival of global proportions would give locals and visitors a powerful new reason to explore the five boroughs each year, while sharpening the city’s creative edge…

ByEli Dvorkin

ByWinston Fisher 1Comment

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Apr 2022

ARTS and CULTURE Economy Government Podcasts

City Watch: Council Arts Chair Urges NYC to Boost Budget in ‘Cultural Capital of the World’

Brooklyn Councilmember Chi Ossé wants to commit 1 percent of New York City’s budget to the arts sector, which shed more than 208,000 jobs during the early months of the…

ByDavid Brand 0Comments

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Dec 2021

Government Housing and Homelessness News

NYC Officials Pledge More Affordable Housing, New Artists Rules in SoHo Rezoning Plan

Lawmakers are expected to vote on the rezoning later this week. A 22-item “Points of Agreement” package includes pledges to develop more affordable housing outside the rezoning area—on city-owned land…

ByDavid Brand 0Comments

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Mar 2021

ARTS and CULTURE Housing and Homelessness Opinion

Opinion: Rezoning is an Opportunity to Plan SoHo’s Future, For Artists and Beyond

‘I believe if we want to preserve SoHo, we must rezone within reason. To address the disjointed policies and permits that currently cause headaches, but also to save the stunning…

ByMary Rolland 6Comments

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Dec 2020

ARTS and CULTURE Uncategorized

City’s Latino Artists Disproportionately Impacted By the Pandemic

Latino artists report lower rates of health insurance, greater economic losses and higher unemployment. A higher number of them have seen their health or their family’s health directly impacted by…

ByDaniel Parra 0Comments

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Dec 2020

ARTS and CULTURE Comunidades de habla hispana

Artistas latinos impactados desproporcionadamente por la pandemia

Artistas latinos reportan: mayores pérdidas económicas, mayor desempleo, en mayor medida han visto su salud o la de su familia afectada directamente por el coronavirus y en un mayor porcentaje…

ByDaniel Parra 0Comments

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Nov 2018

ARTS and CULTURE Government

City’s Arts Plan is Opening Doors for Artists with Disabilities

They say the mayor’s cultural plan boosted their long-standing efforts to gain recognition and opportunities. They also say the city must make its commitments permanent and more deliberate.

ByDavid Brand 1Comment

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Oct 2017

ARTS and CULTURE

New York’s ‘Night Mayor’ Plan Pushes Underground Venues Into the Spotlight

But some local venue owners and community organizers are worried the Office of Nightlife will do little to protect artists from the impact of real-estate development that threatens dramatic change…

ByMadeleine Crenshaw 1Comment

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Mar 2017

Housing and Homelessness

Bid to Protect and Promote Art as Staten Island Rezoning Nears

A thriving art scene has developed where history, water and culture meet on the borough’s North Shore.

ByJarrett Murphy 1Comment

BronxArtSpace and the Fight for Affordable Creativity in NYC