Speakers include Fmr. Assemblyman Michael Blake, Comptroller Brad Lander, Assembly Member Zohran Mamdani, Senator Jessica Ramos, Fmr. Comptroller Scott Stringer, Senator Zellnor Myrie, and Whitney Tilson. The forum will be moderated by Angela Yee.

The event is produced by BRIC in collaboration with NY4CA and the Culture and Arts Policy Institute.

This event is made possible in part by the contributions of the Mayoral Forum Host Committee. The Host Committee Members include: 651 ARTS, A.R.T./NY, Artists Alliance Inc., Asian American Arts Alliance, The Billie Holiday Theatre, Cultural Institutions Group, Downtown Brooklyn Arts Alliance, El Museo del Barrio, FAB NYC, Hi-ARTS, IndieSpace, The Laundromat Project, LEIMAY, Naturally Occurring Cultural Districts NY, NYC Arts in Education Roundtable, People’s Theatre Project, Ted Berger, Tropical Fete, and the Wildlife Conservation Society.

Join New Yorkers for Culture and Arts for a nonpartisan City Council Candidate Forum on culture and arts. Candidates from Queens Districts 19, 20, 27, 31 will be present.



Join New Yorkers for Culture and Arts for a nonpartisan City Council Candidate Forum on culture and arts. Candidates from Manhattan Districts 7, 9, 10 will be present.



Join New Yorkers for Culture and Arts for a nonpartisan City Council Candidate Forum on culture and arts. Candidates from Brooklyn Districts 37, 38, 42, 47 will be present.



Join New Yorkers for Culture and Arts for a nonpartisan City Council Candidate Forum on culture and arts. Candidates from Manhattan Districts 1, 3, 5, 6 will be present.

In partnership with DreamYard, Art Defined

Join New Yorkers for Culture and Arts in partnership with Bronx Community Foundation or a nonpartisan City Council Candidate Forum on culture and arts. Candidates from Bronx districts 11, 14, 16, 18 will be present.

Join New Yorkers for Culture and Arts in partnership with Staten Island Arts for a nonpartisan City Council Candidate Forum on culture and arts: Thursday, April 29th 6-7:30pm. Candidates from Staten Island districts 49, 50, 51 will be present.

Join New Yorkers for Culture and Arts in partnership with the Downtown Brooklyn Arts Alliance and Museum of Contemporary African Diasporan Arts (MoCADA) for a nonpartisan City Council Candidate Forum on culture and arts. Candidates from Brooklyn districts 33, 35, 36, 39 will be present.

Join New Yorkers for Culture and Arts for a nonpartisan City Council Candidate Forum focused on culture and arts in our great city. Candidates from Queens' districts 22, 25, 26, 32 will be present.

Participating Organizations:

SING LIC, Eclipses Group Theater NY, Astoria Film Festival, Q.E.D. Astoria, Astoria Performing Arts Center, Houses on the Moon Theater Company, JH Art Talks, EarSay, Chinese Theatre Works, Queensboro Dance Festival, Sunnyside Shorts Int’l Film Festival, Chocolate Factory Theater, LaGuardia Performing Arts Center, The Noguchi Museum, Sculpture Center, Rockaway Theatre Company.org, Queens World Film Festival, Mare Nostrum Elements