8.3.20 - Cultural institutions need a lifeline: Find new ways to bring them back
'As the head of the 92nd Street Y, I know first-hand that our leaders could offer no assistance more critical than money. But with public coffers empty, that support is unlikely to be available.'
'Fortunately, there are no-cost steps our leaders can take that also could yield big dividends — steps that would change the way our city is perceived, shifting the mental calculus of countless people who are weighing in real-time whether to stay.'
'As a starting point, our leaders could reduce uncertainty for us.'
'While I understand why they are focused on telling us what we can’t do today, we need them equally to prioritize providing clear rules about what we can do when we reopen.'
Read the full New York Daily News opinion from Seth Pinsky here