Cumbo, who was appointed commissioner of the Department of Cultural Affairs by Mayor Eric Adams, has a background in the arts, and a history of controversial statements. Source: New York Times
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11,000 Free Pairs of Shoes Will Dance Across New York
By Gotham Rex on February 24, 2022
The creative reuse center Materials for the Arts is working with the Joyce Theater and Karen Brooks Hopkins, the former BAM president, to distribute dance shoes at no cost. Source: New York Times
The Art Design for Abolitionist Place in Brooklyn Moves Forward
By Gotham Rex on January 28, 2022
Despite an ongoing legal challenge, New York City is going ahead with a plan for artwork at a new park that will feature messages of social justice, not the statuary some had sought. Source: New York Times
New York City Mandates Vaccines for Museum Visitors and Staff
By Gotham Rex on August 16, 2021
The mayor and cultural institutions agree to require vaccinations as coronavirus cases rise with the spread of the Delta variant. Source: New York Times
How Weeksville, a Center of Black History, Fought to Survive
By Gotham Rex on April 6, 2021
A slice of Brooklyn that was home to one of the largest free Black communities in pre-Civil War America sought the promise of steady financial help from the city. Source: New York Times
What New Yorkers Need to Know About the Snowstorm
By Gotham Rex on December 17, 2020
The National Weather Service suggested that snow accumulations in New York City could end up on the low end of the initial forecasts of eight to 12 inches. Source: New York Times
New York City Cultural Groups Awarded More Than $47 Million in Grants
By Gotham Rex on December 16, 2020
The Department of Cultural Affairs announced Tuesday that more than 1,000 of the city’s cultural organizations would receive the funds. Source: New York Times
Is New York’s Arts Diversity Plan Working? It’s Hard to Tell
By Gotham Rex on August 26, 2020
While the CreateNYC program increased funding for smaller neighborhood arts organizations, it never required institutions to disclose the demographic data that would help measure progress. Source: New York Times