Post by Logan on Mar 11, 2016 5:45:26 GMT -6
The city’s cultural groups are launching a campaign to push City Hall to up their budget by $40 million this year.
Museums, zoos, dance troupes and botanical gardens are looking for the boost to the Department of Cultural Affairs, whose budget was $166 million last year.
“We can actually have more culture on the ground in all five boroughs,” said John Calvelli, executive vice president at the Wildlife Conservation Society and Bronx Zoo.
“We’re doing more with less,” he said, adding the zoo would like to be able to offer more free tickets to low-income residents. “We’ve been having less and less financial support.”
Read more: www.nydailynews.com/new-york/nyc-culture-groups-launch-campaign-push-40m-budget-boost-article-1.2560624
Museums, zoos, dance troupes and botanical gardens are looking for the boost to the Department of Cultural Affairs, whose budget was $166 million last year.
“We can actually have more culture on the ground in all five boroughs,” said John Calvelli, executive vice president at the Wildlife Conservation Society and Bronx Zoo.
“We’re doing more with less,” he said, adding the zoo would like to be able to offer more free tickets to low-income residents. “We’ve been having less and less financial support.”
Read more: www.nydailynews.com/new-york/nyc-culture-groups-launch-campaign-push-40m-budget-boost-article-1.2560624