Many rejoiced when New York’s museums were allowed to reopen last week, but not everyone was thrilled. As museum operations came to a halt or…
Museum of Chinese in America’s President Nancy Yao Maasbach On Racism, Recovery, and Reopening
Among all of the arts and culture institutions that were hit hard by the Covid-19 pandemic. the Museum of Chinese in America had a particularly…
Pandemic Has Dealt a $550M Blow to the City’s Arts and Culture Orgs, Study Finds
Arts education organizations, small venues, and community-based organizations are suffering the most in New York City’s nonprofit art sector due to Covid-19, a new study…
NYC Budgets Over $4.1 Million to Support Sex Workers, But What Does ‘Support’ Mean?
Amidst the controversy surrounding the decision to cut $1 billion in funding from the NYPD, one thing went virtually unnoticed when the City Council passed…
New York’s List of Outbreak States Grows, But Are Mandatory Quarantines Actually Effective?
New York today added Kansas, Oklahoma, and Delaware to what is now a list of 19 states where Covid-19 is spreading rapidly. Travelers from the…
New York Workers and Scholars in Limbo Abroad as Trump Suspends Visas
Soon after Yukti visited India in February to get her H-1B visa stamp, American consulates around the world shut down due to the coronavirus pandemic.…
Arcade Project Pushes For ‘Real Change’ During the Art World’s Moment of Reckoning
As protests for racial justice continue, the art world has responded by featuring the work of black artists and exalting the influence of the Black…
A Push to Make Chinatown’s Shopkeepers Say ‘Black Lives Matter’
On Sunday, 17 young Chinese people divided into eight teams and walked through the Chinatowns of Manhattan and Flushing, Queens. They visited Chinese vendors, inquired…
Sex Workers Tip-Toe Back to Business, With Renewed Focus On Fighting Oppression
As thousands protest in the streets against the police killing of George Floyd, sex workers in New York rose in solidarity during a livestream to…
NYC Might Expand Outdoor Dining, But What Would That Look Like?
With the weather warming and restaurant owners becoming increasingly desperate for guidance on reopening, the City Council introduced new legislation Thursday requiring the Department of…