There are more artists than ever in NYC and spread throughout the 5 boroughs, but the need for work space is an ongoing struggle. Jonathan Bowles, executive director of the Center for an Urban Future, reviews the numbers and a new proposal to help retain them.
.@BrianLehrer It's too late for NYC to fix the problem of keeping artists there. That should've happened already.
— Leela Corman (@LeelaOfNewYork) July 17, 2017
@BrianLehrer I lived in NYC in 70s and 80s & it was affordable! Apts in UWS for $350. Many artist settled Soho - Now NYC couldn't care less.
— Global Info (@news_globalinfo) July 17, 2017
Also risk to NY art scene: good gallery space so expensive to chase them out.
— Robert Hadow (@BestInFlightLDJ) July 17, 2017