Cultural capital of the world
Two years ago this week, I spoke at a launch rally for our campaign. I ended my speech with a line that’s still important to me today: We can afford to make life easier here. And we can afford to dream. I still come back to that line, because I want people to know that second half was not just decoration. Yes, we ran a campaign that was laser-focused on affordability. But equally as important was the belief that we were not going to settle for a New York City where only some people could afford to dream. Nobody understands this better than our artists. I say this as someone who was once an aspiring artist myself (no, I will not be sharing links here today). I know from talking to artists in New York what it means to chase a creative life in the city and how quickly the realities of rent and groceries can cut that chase short. New York City is not just the finance capital of the world. It's the cultural capital of the world. We’re proud of that. It’s thanks to the painter in the...
