At a press conference on Aug. 3, Mayor Eric Adams and NYC Commissioner of Cultural Affairs Laurie Cumbo announced funding for various cultural institutions in the Bronx. But they didn’t actually say how much new money was going to each organization.
Instead, they cited larger numbers, which reflect the total city investments in the institutions over the years — not just the new funding. The numbers mentioned total $38.6 million more than the actual new capital funding the press conference was meant to announce.
