![]() According to reporting by the Centre for an Urban Future based on data collected by the City’s Department of Cultural Affairs, New York’s cultural workforce lost more than $1.5 billion in wages during the first 15 months of the pandemic, most directly affecting working artists of colour, as well as smaller and BIPOC-led cultural organisations. ![]() For the first time in their history, Broadway’s theatres went dark indefinitely, closing completely between March 2020 and September 2021. While no part of the city was untouched, the impacts have been acutely felt in New York City’s creative economy. Like so many cities across the globe, the city has been profoundly changed by the Covid-19 pandemic. Beyond these globally influential artforms, art and culture continue to play a fundamental role in the daily life of New Yorkers – fostering community, vibrancy, and connections for communities in every corner of the city. ![]() These include Yiddish theatre in the Lower East Side, hip hop and graffiti in the Bronx, pop art and punk rock in the East Village, the jazz and the literature of the Harlem Renaissance. The creativity driving this success is grounded in New York’s neighbourhoods, which have played an often revolutionary role in developing artforms. As well as being the capital of finance and law in the United States, New York is a centre for the creative industries: including fashion, design, art and advertising. Since the 17th century – when it was founded as a Dutch trading post – New York City has been a centre of trade and one of the main gateways for immigration to the United States.
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