Last night, I was in Bay Ridge doing a town hall with cardboard cutout. Nicole Maliatakis was voting to decimate, you know, federal funding in a lot of areas, but in this case, New York City, through the range of supports we provide to arts and culture, to individual artists, to arts organizations small and large, large force, what the federal government provides for many of those groups. So this is a critical time to step up, to provide some additional resources to fill in the gaps and to hold on to our values, to make it clear … (30:51–31:05)
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Asserts that New York City's support for arts and culture surpasses federal support for many groups.
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