Meet the artists, activists, and organizers on the front lines of the housing justice movement in New York City. Part three of a series.
Jenny Dubnau
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Jenny Dubnau Captures a Momentary Encounter
With her portraits, Jenny Dubnau seems to be drawn to that psychologically charged instant of the momentary encounter.
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Artists and Activists Propose a “People’s Cultural Plan” for New York City
As the Department of Cultural Affairs works on the official NYC cultural plan, a group of activists has advanced its own ambitious vision.
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Protesters Fight Bronx Rezoning that Could Displace Longtime Residents, Businesses, and Artists
When I came upon the protests taking place on a little strip of green at the intersection of West Burnside Avenue and University Avenue, I heard chants of “Fight, fight, fight / Housing is a right,” and “Whose Bronx? / Our Bronx.”
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Gowanus Rallies to Support Artists Losing Affordable Workspaces
Arts Gowanus gathered its community on the morning of Saturday, October 18, for a rally to support artists who are being pushed out of a block-long group of buildings on 9th Street in Brooklyn’s Gowanus neighborhood.
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Why the Small Business Jobs Survival Act Is Good for Artists
Last month, the Small Business Jobs Survival Act (SBJSA), which would provide New York City commercial lease holders — including artists — with greater renewal negotiation rights and housing stability, received four new co-sponsors. That means the SBJSA needs only three more votes to meet the 26 needed for passage.
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A Crucial First Step to Bringing Artists Together to Stay in New York
Life in New York is shaped by relationship to property.
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Beer with a Painter: Jenny Dubnau
In Jenny Dubnau’s Long Island City studio is a vertical mirror with adhesive stenciled letters spelling out the name “Jennifer.”