Empowers the council on the arts to designate Little Yemen as a cultural district
This bill empowers New York City's Council on the Arts to officially designate "Little Yemen" as a cultural district. It directly affects the Little Yemen neighborhood in the Bronx, defined by specific boundaries (west: White Plains Road; east/north: Bronxdale Avenue; south: Van Nest Avenue). The key mechanism adds Little Yemen to a list of designated cultural districts eligible for grants, technical assistance, or other support from the Council. The designation recognizes the area's distinct cultural heritage and aims to support its cultural institutions.
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Introduction
Mar 2025
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Introduced Mar 14, 2025
Last action Apr 1, 2026
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The bill updated the list of designated cultural districts in New York City to include the Harlem Renaissance Cultural District alongside East Harlem and Little Yemen. It also corrected the legislative citation to reflect the 2025 amendment that established these regions.
Scope change
The scope of designated cultural districts was expanded to explicitly include the Harlem Renaissance Cultural District.
ELIGIBILITY
Added the Harlem Renaissance Cultural District to the list of regions eligible for cultural grants and assistance.
DEFINITION
Updated the legal citation to reference Chapter 323 of the 2025 laws instead of Chapter 677 of the 2024 laws.
TECHNICAL
Reformatted the text to remove bracketed deletion markers and adjust line breaks for clarity.
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Total actions
12
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Committee
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Amendments
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Feb 3, 2026
Upper · Passed
PRINT NUMBER 6487C
upper
Feb 3, 2026
Upper · Passed
AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO CULTURAL AFFAIRS, TOURISM, PARKS AND RECREATION
upper
Jan 7, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO CULTURAL AFFAIRS, TOURISM, PARKS AND RECREATION
upper
Jun 4, 2025
Upper · Passed
PRINT NUMBER 6487B
upper
Jun 4, 2025
Upper · Passed
AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO CULTURAL AFFAIRS, TOURISM, PARKS AND RECREATION
upper
May 12, 2025
Upper · Passed
PRINT NUMBER 6487A
upper
May 12, 2025
Upper · Passed
AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO CULTURAL AFFAIRS, TOURISM, PARKS AND RECREATION
upper
Mar 14, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO CULTURAL AFFAIRS, TOURISM, PARKS AND RECREATION
upper
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
NF
Nathalia Fernández
DDemocratic
Co
Gustavo Rivera
DDemocratic/Working Families
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