New York A 10977: Authorizes the council on the arts to designate the Bedford Stuyvesant Cultural Arts District

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A10977 Summary:

BILL NOA10977 

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SPONSORZinerman

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Amd §3.05, Arts & Cul L

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Authorizes the council on the arts to designate the Bedford Stuyvesant Cultural Arts District.

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BILL NOA10977 

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04/14/2026referred to tourism, parks, arts and sports development

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 10977

 IN ASSEMBLY

 April 14, 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 to amend the arts and cultural affairs law, in relation to
 authorizing the council on the arts to designate the Bedford Stuyves-
 ant Cultural Arts District

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

 1 Section 1. Subdivision 11 of section 3.05 of the arts and cultural
 2 affairs law, as amended by chapter 323 of the laws of 2025, is amended
 3 to read as follows:
 4 11. To promote regions of cultural significance by providing cultural
 5 institutions within such regions grants, technical assistance, or other
 6 assistance authorized by this section as the council deems appropriate,
 7 including, but not limited to:
 8 (a) East Harlem, also known as "El Barrio", this region shall be
 9 bounded by East 96th Street on the South, 5th Avenue on the West, East
 10 125th Street on the North and the East River on the East; [and]
 11 (b) the Harlem Renaissance Cultural District, this region shall be
 12 bounded by 110th Street on the South, the Hudson River on the West,
 13 155th Street on the North and the 5th Avenue on the East; and
 14 (c) the Bedford Stuyvesant Cultural Arts District, this region shall
 15 be bounded by Atlantic Avenue to the South, Flushing Avenue to the
 16 North, Nostrand Avenue to the West, and Ralph Avenue to the East.
 17 The council may designate additional regions of cultural significance
 18 at its discretion but such regions shall be compact, contiguous, and
 19 have an identifiable cultural heritage which unites the region.
 20 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD15160-02-6

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