Martystuff

Friends and supporters:

The City of New York and the Parks Department is currently trying to put a measure through that would drastically limit the number of artists allowed to set up in NYC’s public parks, effectively eliminating and marginalizing the livelihood of myself and that of hundreds of other independent working artists. While the Parks Department claims that these new rules are in the interest of alleviating congestion, the rules single out independent artists and are designed to create more room for private concessions in public parks.

Here is a recent article that examines many sides of the situation, please take a moment to look it over.

Scroll further to see links to actual proposals as well as more media coverage.

Take a moment and please judge for yourself.  If you feel passionately about this issue, I ask you to please take action.

Hard copy letters are most effective of all, but e-mails work, too. If you don’t mind, please forward any e-mails that are sent for testimony to me at sockpuppetportraits@martystuff.com as well, and I will make sure that they are a part of the printed record, too.

Every voice and letter counts, it really does. Even if you live out of state or out of the country, your voice counts. Letting these officials know that this position effects tourism is an excellent vehicle, too.

Links to Proposals