The number of artists living in the city has declined after growing sharply between 2004 and 2019. Almost 50 arts venues have closed in the past five years.
People rummage through fabrics at Materials for the Arts, a warehouse in Long Island City, Queens, that processes six million pounds of donated art materials a year.
Quemuel Arroyo, the New York transit system’s chief accessibility officer, has used a wheelchair for half his life. He understands how difficult it is to navigate the subway.
As of 1 p.m. Sunday, about 2.7 inches of snow had fallen in Central Park. In a typical winter, the park records nearly 30 inches, according to the National Weather Service.
Interviewed as he prepares to leave office, Mayor Eric Adams said that he hadn’t gotten the credit he deserved and that certain forces had always been arrayed against him.
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