Amid opposition, Laurie Cumbo named New York City's culture czar
Laurie Cumbo, who was appointed commissioner of the Department of Cultural Affairs last week by Mayor Eric Adams, worked as an intern at the Metropoli
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Laurie Cumbo, who was appointed commissioner of the Department of Cultural Affairs last week by Mayor Eric Adams, worked as an intern at the Metropoli
Early into his second term, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced a $10 million initiative, led by his wife, Chirlane McCray, that would break the bronze cei
Without dedicated funding for conservation, many of New York City’s public memorials and artworks are decaying from neglect.
A Monument Honoring Brooklyn Abolitionists Stalls Under Scrutiny Activists say a proposed project is too abstract for a time when Black New Yorkers are eager to see figures that look like them among the city’s statues. Willoughby Square Park, where the city intends to erect a monument to Brooklyn’s abolitionists.Credit...Aundre Larrow for The New York Times By Zachary Small Jan. 25, 2021 When the artist Kameelah Janan Rasheed was commissioned to conceive of a project honoring Brooklyn abolitionists, she wanted to turn the idea of a monument on its head. She proposed to reinvent the design...