For Diya Vij, Mayor Mamdani’s New Culture Czar, Art Is a Labor Issue
The new commissioner for New York’s Department of Cultural Affairs wants to make the city more livable for artists—and uproot your expectations of public art while she’s at it.
April 18, 2026
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