Virus leaves New York City artists in a 'tailspin' Across New York City, the coronavirus pandemic has upended almost everyone’s lives3 in 4 people report having similar COVID-19 nightmares during quarantine The Associated PressNEW YORK -- Dancer and choreographer Netta Yerushalmy has built a career in movement and community. “This crisis has the potential to shutter the doors of some of the most vital cultural organizations in our city that have made New York City what it is,” Duque Cifuentes said. Fundraisers are being held for artists and foundations have scrambled to award grant money, especially since history shows such crises disproportionately effect artists of color, disabled artists and LGBTQ artists. The long-term fear is that artists will abandon the city if they are abandoned by the city, taking away what makes New York City such a magnet for creativity. She thinks the city needs artists as much as they need the city.

Source: ABC News April 29, 2020 14:36 UTC