Updated as of Monday, May 15, 2023

When: May 22, 2023 | 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. 

Where: South entrance of City Hall Park. The rally will begin at the south side of City Hall Park, between Broadway and Park Row, and in front of the park gate.

RSVP: RSVP is encouraged. RSVP Here.

About: Join us at City Hall on Monday, May 22 at 12:00 p.m., to urge the Mayor and New York City Council to invest in arts and culture and arts education for every community in this year's budget.

Experience words from Council Member Chi Ossé, Chair of the Committee on Cultural Affairs, other elected officials and cultural leaders from across NYC, plus live music, performances and more.

As we approach the final stages of budget negotiations, it’s imperative to keep the momentum going to ensure that our community’s needs are represented and that the city government delivers on its commitment to the assertion that #ArtistsAreNecessaryWorkers.

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Accessibility and Safety Information

Updated as of Monday, May 15, 2023 | 12:21 p.m.

LIVE UPDATES:

• Live updates will be posted here as they arise.

Restroom Station: 

• Please note that due to permitting restrictions, at this time, the march will not provide designated bathroom locations for participants at City Hall Park.

• A Restroom Station is available for disabled, elderly, and immunosuppressed participants, and parents with children at Gibney Dance, located at 53A Chambers Street, on the north side of Chambers Street between Broadway and Centre Street. Please view the map below. 

• Sign-in is required at the front desk of Gibney Dance if participants desire to use the upstairs restrooms. Sign-in is not required if participants use the ground floor restroom. Front desk staff will be notified of rally participants using the Restroom Station.

• Gibney staff members will be present to support participants. 

• For questions on accessibility please contact Dance/NYC at 732-397-3619 or email brinda.guha@gmail.com.

ASL Interpretation

• ASL interpretation will be provided by SignNexus. 

• The rally will begin with opening speeches via megaphone on the south side of City Hall Park, between Broadway and Park Row, and in front of the park gate. There will be a designated area reserved to allow members of the community who need ASL interpretation to be near those services. To reserve your spot or find your way to the area designated for ASL interpretation for opening speeches, can please contact Dance/NYC at 212-966-4452 ext 7011 or email sympcoordinator@dance.nyc.

Masks and Social Distancing

• Given the continued presence of the COVID-19 pandemic, this march strongly recommends all of its participants to use a mask. 

  Participants are encouraged to socially distance throughout the course of the march.

Media/Press:

• Given the size of the march, please note it is possible the media or members of the press may be present.

• If you are a member of the media or press and wish to contact organizers, please contact Lucy Sexton at lucy@ny4ca.org 646-662-6890.

• If you are a local photographer or artist who has captured images of or footage of the rally and are interested in sharing your materials with rally organizers please contact Peter Elizalde at peter@ny4ca.org.

• At this time, there is no green room.

Medical Assistance

• The rally will not provide medical services or assistance. If you are experiencing a medical emergency, please dial 911.

Mobility Accessibility

• Rally area includes curb cuts on all sidewalks.

• Please note, the areas surrounding City Hall are sometimes barricaded by NYPD which may change mobility and access to sidewalks.  Sometimes these areas are barricaded without prior communication to organizers. 

• This page will be live updated with information as it becomes available.

• Access-A-Ride customers wishing to go to City Hall, must make their reservation by calling* AAR 1-2 days in advance from 7 AM till 5 PM (877-337-2017, prompt #2). When asking for City Hall, the agent should be using the “Places File” to locate the “address” which includes special GeoCodes (longitude / latitude) and directions which will guide drivers to the Park Row Entrance to City Hall / opposite the Brooklyn Bridge Ramp. *Please note: Reservations for trips to/from City Hall cannot be made with MY AAR (online / app).

Contact Us: 

• For questions on accessibility please contact Dance/NYC at 212-966-4452 ext 7011 or email sympcoordinator@dance.nyc. 

• Please note this line will only provide details on the accessibility features of the rally and is not a general information line.

• The call-in line will prioritize the needs of disabled, elderly, and immunosuppressed participants and parents with children attending the march.

• If you are experiencing a medical emergency, please dial 911. 

Travel:

• The closest subway stations are: 

  • E train to World Trade Center (accessible)

  • 2, 3 train to Park Place (not accessible) 

  • R, W train to City Hall Station (not accessible) 

• The closest bus station is: 

  • M9 to Park Row & Beekman Street (accessible

Unable to join the rally, but still hope to participate in this advocacy for culture and arts? Take action from home. Click here to send an email to your City Council Member.

 

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Dance/NYC seeks partners and speakers with a variety of viewpoints for its events with the goal of generating discussion. The inclusion of any partner or speaker does not constitute an endorsement by Dance/NYC of that partner's or speaker's views.