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arrow A rally outside of Gov. Cuomo s office this week. Invest In Our NY
While New York City and state have announced plans to help restart the embattled arts and culture sector, a coalition of artists is saying that s not enough. Dozens of them, led by the Music Workers Alliance and Invest In Our New York, rallied outside Governor Andrew Cuomo’s Midtown office on Thursday to call for more immediate help.
They re calling for a “new WPA, short for the federal Works Progress Administration, which helped artists of all stripes survive the Great Depression.
One of those attending was Nathaniel Marro, a booking agent for musicians. He cited a state survey estimating that almost two-thirds of the city’s artists are unemployed. But in his circles, he said, unemployment was even higher.