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Author Archives: Aaron Short
Aaron Short is a Brooklyn-based journalist covering politics, criminal justice, real estate, the environment and the arts. His work has appeared in The New York Daily News, The New York Post, The New York Observer, The Brooklyn Paper, City & State, and The Awl.
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How the GOP’s Tax Reform Could Hurt Art Institutions
Museums, nonprofits, private collections, and other art institutions may be significantly affected if the proposed plan succeeds in eliminating the estate tax.
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What Does the Next Wave of Development Mean for Bushwick Artists?
As the neighborhood’s commercial real estate turns over to lure tech companies, many artists will have to look further east for affordable studio space.
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From the Bronx to Brooklyn, Confederate Symbols Come Down Across New York City
Mayor Bill de Blasio has launched a review of “all symbols of hate on city property,” and some have already been removed.
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After Another Artists’ Enclave in Williamsburg Is Sold, Tenants Live in Uncertainty
475 Kent’s charmingly ramshackle conditions fostered a close-knit community of artists — until they were notified that the building had been sold.
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New York Releases New Cultural Plan, Predicates Funding on Diversity
When Mayor Bill de Blasio unveiled the plan on Wednesday, he made clear that cultural institutions will need to diversify their staff and programming if they want funding.
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Bill Seeking to Democratize New York City Cultural Funding Gains Steam
Mayor-elect Bill de Blasio’s “tale of two cities” mantra doesn’t just apply to voters. New York’s iconic arts institutions have done well for themselves under the Bloomberg administration as smaller groups and individual artists say they have struggled.
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Former Imelda Marcos Assistant Convicted in Impressionist Art Fraud
Four Impressionist paintings stolen from the Philippines surface in possible of Imelda Marcos’s longtime personal secretary, Vilma Bautista.