New York City Department of Cultural Affairs explained

Agency Name:	New York City Department of Cultural Affairs
Type:	department
Preceding1:	Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs Administration - Department of Cultural Affairs
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Jurisdiction:	New York City
Headquarters:	31 Chambers Street New York, NY 10007^[1]
Budget:	$144.2 Million (FY 2022)
Chief1 Name:	Laurie Cumbo
Chief1 Position:	Commissioner of Cultural Affairs
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Keydocument1:	New York City Charter

The New York City Department of Cultural Affairs (DCLA) is the department of the government of New York City^[2] dedicated to supporting New York City's cultural life. Among its primary missions is ensuring adequate public funding for non-profit cultural organizations throughout the five boroughs.^[3] The Department represents and serves non-profit cultural organizations involved in the visual, literary and performing arts; public-oriented science and humanities institutions including zoos, botanical gardens and historic and preservation societies; and creative artists who live and work within the City's five boroughs.

The Office of Cultural Affairs (OCA), which prefigured the contemporary DCLA, was created in 1962 by Mayor Robert F. Wagner Jr. In 1976, the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs was established as a separate city agency, headed by the Commissioner of Cultural Affairs, who is appointed by the Mayor.^[4]

Its programs include Materials for the Arts, a large facility in Long Island City that distributes free reused supplies to arts organizations (in partnership with the New York City Department of Sanitation). Its regulations are compiled in Title 58 of the New York City Rules.

Commissioners

	Cultural Affairs Commissioner	Years in Office	Appointed by
1	H. Claude Shostal^[5]	1976-77	Abraham Beame
2	Henry Geldzahler	1978-82	Ed Koch
3	Randall Bourscheidt (Acting) ^[6]	1982-83	Ed Koch
4	Bess Myerson	1983-87	Ed Koch
5	Mary Schmidt Campbell	1987-91	Ed Koch
6	Luis R. Cancel^[7]	1991-94	David Dinkins
7	Schuyler G. Chapin	1994-2001	Rudolph Giuliani
8	Kate Levin^[8]	2002-2013	Michael Bloomberg
9	Tom Finkelpearl	2014-2019	Bill de Blasio
10	Gonzalo Casals^[9]	2020-2022	Bill de Blasio
11	Laurie Cumbo^[10]	2022-present	Eric Adams

External links

• • Department of Cultural Affairs in the Rules of the City of New York

Notes and References

1. Web site: Contact Cultural Affairs - NYC Department of Cultural Affairs. nyc.gov.
2. [New York City Charter]
3. Web site: About Cultural Affairs - DCLA . www1.nyc.gov . 3 September 2019.
4. Web site: NYC.gov - City Information, Services and Programs. www.nyc.gov. 18 June 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20160820002407/http://www.nyc.gov/html/dcla/html/about/history_65-80.shtml. 20 August 2016. dead.
5. Web site: Beame's Culture Chief. Mary. Breasted. 5 May 1976. www.nytimes.com.
6. Web site: Contributor: Randall Bourscheidt. www.huffpost.com.
7. Web site: Former Museum Head Named to Culture Post. William. Honin. 7 December 1991. www.nytimes.com.
8. Web site: Kate Levin. www.bloomberg.org.
9. Web site: Ludel . Wallace . Gonzalo Casals, director of the Leslie-Lohman Museum, is named commissioner of New York City Department of Cultural Affairs . www.theartnewspaper.com . 20 April 2020 . 11 March 2020.
10. Web site: 18 March 2022 . Mayor Adams Appoints Laurie Cumbo as Department of Cultural Affairs Commissioner . 2022-03-22 . The official website of the City of New York.