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Dance Worker Digest | June 2024
This month's Dance Worker Digest topics cover city zoning reforms, legislation to end broker fees in NYC, a new federal rule on web accessibility, and visa petition changes.…
Testimony to City Council Committee on Consumer and Worker Protection Hearing
Submitted to the City Council Committee on Consumer and Worker Protection on June 14, 2024…
Prepared by Melinda Wang, Research and Advocacy Manager of Dance/NYC…
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Testimony to Cultural Affairs Committee FY 2025 Budget Hearing
Submitted to the Cultural Affairs Committee FY 2025 Budget Hearing on May 21, 2024…
Prepared by Candace Thompson-Zachery, Co-Executive Director of Dance/NYC…
Advocacy Alert: What’s Your Vote Plan? New York’s Primary Election is June 25
What’s Your Vote Plan? New York’s Primary Election is June 25 On Tuesday, June 25, New Yorkers across the city and state will vote in the Primary Election. If you are registered to vote with a political party, you can decide who your party’s nominee will be in November’s general election. What’s your vote plan? Check your voter registration status. The last day to register to vote is…
Advocacy Alert: Urge your City Council Member to Support Arts and Culture in the FY25 Budget
Call on City Leadership to Invest in Arts and Culture Demand Restoration of Budget Cuts In less than a month, New York City’s FY25 budget will go into effect. The Mayor’s Executive Budget only includes a partial restoration for budget cuts instituted for FY24 and FY25 and planned for future years through FY27. Thankfully, the City Council has called for the restoration of $75.6 million…
Dance Worker Digest | May 2024
This month's topics cover diversity initiatives, new data on the arts' impact on the U.S. economy, expanded disaster relief for artists, health services for dancers, and more. …
Advocacy Alert: NYC Council Budget Hearing for Committee of Cultural Affairs on May 21
On Tuesday, May 21, 2024, at 9:30 a.m. ET, arts and cultural workers and advocates will testify at the New York City Council’s Committee on Finance joint public hearing with the Cultural Affairs Committee to finalize the city budget for FY2025, which takes effect on July 1. Now is our opportunity to ensure that budget decisions made by the city government reflect our needs as dance workers, and take into account the dance sector as a whole.…
Dance/NYC Closed May 18–26, 2024 for Spring Break
To allow the Dance/NYC team an opportunity to rest after a busy start to the year, the Dance/NYC offices will be closed from Saturday, May 18, 2024 through Sunday, May 26, 2024 for spring break.…
