NYC DCA Announces Funding For Cultural Organizations Across Brooklyn In FY 2024 Budget

NYC DEPARTMENT OF CULTURAL AFFAIRS ANNOUNCES NEW FUNDING FOR SESAME FLYERS & CULTURAL CAPITAL PROJECTS ACROSS BROOKLYN

New York – On Tuesday, October 3 at 12:00PM, the NYC Department of Cultural Affairs (DCLA) joined cultural leaders to celebrate new capital funding for Brooklyn cultural groups included in the City’s Fiscal Year 2024 budget.

The announcement will take place at Sesame Flyers, which is receiving funding for the renovation and expansion of their headquarters in Flatbush.

Other Brooklyn-based groups that received funding in this year’s capital budget are the Brooklyn Children’s Museum, Brooklyn Youth Chorus, Artspace Projects, the Brooklyn Academy of Music, the Brooklyn-Queens Conservatory of Music, Brooklyn Botanic Garden, New York Aquarium, Victory Music and Dance, Brooklyn Arts Council, Jack Arts, Jewish Children’s Museum, and Brooklyn Youth Chorus.

In attendance: 

Cultural Affairs Commissioner Laurie Cumbo 

Sesame Flyers Executive Director Curtis Nelson  

Representatives from Brooklyn cultural groups receiving City capital awards   

Performers from Zante – Sesame Flyers Dance Company

Banner Image: Sesame Flyers event. Image Credit – Sesame Flyers

NYC Department Of Cultural Affairs

The New York City Department of Cultural Affairs (DCLA) is the largest municipal funder of culture in the country and is committed to providing access to art and culture for all New Yorkers.