{"id":138530,"date":"2021-02-16T17:46:13","date_gmt":"2021-02-16T22:46:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=138530"},"modified":"2021-02-16T18:13:09","modified_gmt":"2021-02-16T23:13:09","slug":"de-blasio-announces-new-socially-distanced-outdoor-arts-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/de-blasio-announces-new-socially-distanced-outdoor-arts-program\/","title":{"rendered":"De Blasio Announces New Socially-Distanced Outdoor Arts Program"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fde-blasio-announces-new-socially-distanced-outdoor-arts-program%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=138530&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/GettyImages-1284139550.jpg?w=1200&amp;h=800&amp;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Mayor of New York City Bill de Blasio announced a new program last week, dedicated to giving artists the ability to work during the Covid-19 restrictions. The new \u201cOpen Culture\u201d program will be a way for performers and artists to secure a permit and hold a live gathering outside.<\/p>\n<p>In a video announcement, interpretive dancers can be seen performing in cold weather outside while the mayor says, \u201cWe need a recovery that brings back the life and the heart and the energy of this city and that everyone gets to be a part of. If we\u2019re going to do that, if we\u2019re going to really bring back the heart and soul of New York City, we need our arts and culture back and we need people to see it and feel it, to participate in it, to know that that essence of New York City has not been defeated by the coronavirus, but will come back strong in 2021.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The whole world is a stage, so we\u2019re bringing live performances BACK to New York City! Our streets will be filled with music, performances, and dance thanks to our <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/OpenCulture?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#OpenCulture<\/a> program. Applications open March 1: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/lp0DfJiK7X\">https:\/\/t.co\/lp0DfJiK7X<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ioD1kRQnx6\">pic.twitter.com\/ioD1kRQnx6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 NYC Mayor&#8217;s Office (@NYCMayorsOffice) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NYCMayorsOffice\/status\/1361169929328865281?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 15, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The program is the latest addition to a list of ways that the city has attempted to recover from the economic hardships caused by the coronavirus. The \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www1.nyc.gov\/html\/dot\/html\/pedestrians\/openrestaurants.shtml\">Open Restaurants<\/a>\u201d program allegedly created opportunities for restaurants to apply for permits to try to stay open. \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www1.nyc.gov\/html\/dot\/html\/pedestrians\/openstreets.shtml\">Open Streets<\/a>\u201d opened 100 miles of streets in New York City to \u201callow for greater social distancing during the COVID-19 crisis.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The program\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www1.nyc.gov\/site\/cecm\/cultural-events\/guidelines.page\">website<\/a> states,<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em>Open Culture is a new permit type available from the Mayor\u2019s Street Activity Permit Office allowing for ticketed performances. Arts and cultural institutions, as well as entertainment venues, will have the opportunity to secure a permit for single day, socially distanced performances at over 100 street locations throughout all five boroughs.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>In the past, Mayor de Blasio has received criticism for his apparent preferential treatment for certain types of gatherings.<\/p>\n<p>As reported by the <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/virus-outbreak-new-york-new-york-city-andrew-cuomo-brooklyn-654a7eeeeccc82a80b435b6d4ed1c7fc\">Associated Press<\/a> last October,<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p class=\"Component-root-0-2-62 Component-p-0-2-53\">In <em>April, de Blasio oversaw the dispersal of a big Hasidic funeral in Brooklyn and took heat over a tweet warning \u201cthe Jewish community, and all communities\u201d against large gatherings.&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>De Blasio was accused by some for having a double-standard for permitting Black Lives Matter protests, but not religious gatherings.<\/p>\n<p>Users took to Twitter to comment on the announcement of the arts program, including podcast host Joe Rogan, saying, \u201cHow the f- is this a real thing.\u201d Others discussed how small businesses were still suffering while de Blasio gives money to the arts program.<\/p>\n<p>Last <a href=\"https:\/\/www.governor.ny.gov\/news\/governor-cuomo-announces-new-york-city-indoor-dining-can-reopen-early-february-12\">Friday<\/a>, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced that New York City restaurants were allowed to open at 25% capacity for indoor dining. But businesses in the metropolitan area continue to suffer.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/tracktherecovery.org\/\">TrackTheRecovery.org<\/a> is a Harvard-run database monitoring the economic effect of the virus. It states,<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em><span class=\"plain\" data-v-9a3b0bd4>In&nbsp;<\/span><span class=\"value selArea selected0\" data-v-9a3b0bd4>New York City<\/span><span class=\"plain\" data-v-9a3b0bd4>, as of&nbsp;<\/span><span class=\"value selDate selected0\" data-v-9a3b0bd4>February 04 2021<\/span><span class=\"plain\" data-v-9a3b0bd4>, total small business revenue&nbsp;<\/span><span class=\"value direction selected0\" data-v-9a3b0bd4>decreased<\/span><span class=\"plain\" data-v-9a3b0bd4>&nbsp;by&nbsp;<\/span><span class=\"value selValue selected0\" data-v-9a3b0bd4>59.9%<\/span><span class=\"plain\" data-v-9a3b0bd4>&nbsp;compared to January 2020.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Late last year, <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2020\/11\/29\/nearly-one-third-of-ny-nj-small-businesses-closed-in-2020-report\/\">The New York Post<\/a> reported that the New Jersey Business &amp; Industry Association said that \u201c28 percent of the Garden State\u2019s small businesses had shut up shop by the end of October, according to the Star Ledger newspaper.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Positive Covid-19 cases have been decreasing in New York City, as reported by <a href=\"https:\/\/www1.nyc.gov\/site\/doh\/covid\/covid-19-data.page\">NYC Health\u2019s website<\/a>. De Blasio\u2019s promise at the announcement of the arts program <span><em>\u2014<\/em><\/span><em>&nbsp;<\/em>that the city will \u201ccome back to life\u201d in the next year <span><em>\u2014<\/em><\/span><em>&nbsp;<\/em>will be watched closely.<\/p>\n<p><em><span>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a<\/span><\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><em><span>member<\/span><\/em><\/a><em><span>.&nbsp;<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mayor of New York City Bill de Blasio announced a new program last week, dedicated to giving artists the ability to work during the Covid-19 restrictions. 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