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A10592 Summary:

BILL NOA10592 

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Enacts the "Bedford-Stuyvesant cultural district act" in relation to establishing the Bedford-Stuyvesant cultural district and creating the Bedford-Stuyvesant cultural district stakeholders council and the Bedford-Stuyvesant youth cultural leadership council; makes an appropriation therefor.

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03/13/2026referred to tourism, parks, arts and sports development

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 10592

 IN ASSEMBLY

 March 13, 2026
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 Introduced by M. of A. ZINERMAN -- read once and referred to the Commit-
 tee on Tourism, Parks, Arts and Sports Development

 AN ACT in relation to establishing the Bedford-Stuyvesant cultural
 district; creating the Bedford-Stuyvesant cultural district stakehold-
 ers council and youth cultural leadership council; providing for plan-
 ning, preservation, cultural programming, economic empowerment, and
 capital development; and making an appropriation therefor

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as
 2 the "Bedford-Stuyvesant cultural district act".
 3 § 2. Legislative findings and intent. The legislature finds and
 4 declares that:
 5 1. Bedford-Stuyvesant has been, and remains, one of the most signif-
 6 icant centers of Black cultural production, creativity, and community
 7 building in New York state and the nation. Historic institutions-includ-
 8 ing the Fulton Art Fair, The East, the Billie Holiday Theatre, the Afri-
 9 can art museums, community galleries, performance collectives, and inde-
 10 pendent cultural workers-have shaped visual arts, jazz, poetry, Black
 11 theater, dance, literature, fashion, and political thought for more than
 12 seventy years.
 13 2. Despite this legacy, generations of artists and cultural organiza-
 14 tions have faced displacement, underinvestment, and loss of affordable
 15 creative spaces, threatening the continuation of Bed-Stuy's artistic
 16 ecosystem.
 17 3. The legislature further finds that intentional, community-driven
 18 investment will preserve this heritage, promote cultural and economic
 19 development, expand opportunities for youth, strengthen public insti-
 20 tutions, and ensure that artists and cultural organizations can live,
 21 work, and thrive in the communities they helped build.
 22 4. It is therefore the intent of the legislature to:
 23 (a) Designate NYC assembly district 56 as the Bedford-Stuyvesant
 24 cultural district,

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD14506-02-6

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 1 (b) Establish a governing body-the Cultural District Stakeholders
 2 Council-composed of artists, cultural institutions, community partners,
 3 and residents,
 4 (c) Support a youth council to prepare the next generation of cultural
 5 leaders,
 6 (d) Provide sustained operational and capital funding to secure Bed-
 7 Stuy's cultural infrastructure for decades to come, and
 8 (e) Preserve and celebrate Bedford-Stuyvesant's Black culture.
 9 § 3. Establishment of the Bedford-Stuyvesant cultural district. 1.
 10 There is hereby established the Bedford-Stuyvesant cultural district,
 11 encompassing the geographic boundaries of New York state assembly
 12 district 56.
 13 2. The district shall serve as an officially recognized zone dedicated
 14 to:
 15 (a) cultural preservation and celebration;
 16 (b) arts education and workforce development;
 17 (c) creative placekeeping and placemaking and public arts installa-
 18 tions;
 19 (d) support for cultural institutions, historic sites, independent
 20 artists, and creative entrepreneurs; and
 21 (e) promotion of local heritage tourism and cultural commerce.
 22 § 4. Bedford-Stuyvesant cultural district stakeholders council. 1.
 23 There is hereby created the Bedford-Stuyvesant cultural district stake-
 24 holders council (hereinafter refe