We Count! Participate in Census 2020.

Every 10 years the constitution of the United States of America requires that every single person living in this country be counted, everyone. As a cultural community we can play a special role to make sure that the communities that we care about are counted in the 2020 census.

NOCD-NYMarch 20, 2020Comment

CreateNYC: A Cultural Plan for New York City

As a partner on the Hester Street team to develop CreateNYC, New York City’s comprehensive cultural plan, NOCD-NY drew on our network of networks to help organize the robust community engagement that resulted in 188,000 people from all five boroughs participating in the planning processes. We hosted many neighborhood workshops and organized eight focus groups on important topics in the field.

policy, community visioningNOCD-NYSeptember 29, 2016Art Festival, Calendar, Community, Networks, Policy, Research, Resources, Space, tag1Comment

Policy Brief: Arts and Culture for a Just and Equitable City

Arts and culture can provide the inspiration, tools, and capacity needed to unify New York City into a more just and equitable city for all. Presented to members of the New York City Council in 2014, this early version of our policy brief continues to evolve.

policyNOCD-NYMarch 3, 2015Networks, Our Work, Policy, Resources, SpaceComment

Culture at the Table

In November 2013, NOCD-NY hosted a discussion at the “Talking Transition Tent” about how arts and culture play an integral role toward a just and equitable city.

policyNOCD-NYDecember 2, 2013Networks, Our Work, Policy, transition, electionComment

How Arts and Culture Can Advance a Neighborhood-Centered Progressive Agenda

How Arts and Culture Can Advance a Neighborhood-Centered Progressive Agenda by Caron Atlas

NOCD-NYNovember 12, 2013Comment

Policy and Community Visioning