TESTIMONY
David Freudenthal, Director of Government Relations at Carnegie Hall, on Funding for Carnegie Hall and the Cultural Institutions Group (CIG)
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Freudenthal underscores the necessity for a full restoration of $53 million in fiscal year 2025 and the baselining of all one-time funding for Carnegie Hall and the Cultural Institutions Group (CIG).
- He emphasizes the importance of public service to Carnegie Hall's identity, serving 800,000 New Yorkers annually.
- Carnegie Hall has deep partnerships with the city's human services agencies.
- Their work focuses on early childhood, corrections settings, and mental health and wellness, serving high-need New Yorkers.
- Public funding shapes their services, especially for those in high-need situations.
- He acknowledges support from elected officials, committee staff, and the cultural affairs commissioner.
David Freudenthal
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Hi.
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Chair Brandon, care of Eric, customer brewer.
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Excellent staff.
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I'm David Fredenthal from here for testified for Carnegie Hall, and I have the CIG.
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I want to just underscore our CID chair, COVID Kilingsworth, call for a full restoration of the of the of the $53,000,000 in FY 25 and the baselining of all the one time funding which is really just kind of at the core you've heard it from everyone here why that why it's essential.
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For Carnegie Hall, we're we're a member of the CIG.
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We're owned by the people of of New York.
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That pub that public service is core to our identity, and it's And we serve some 800,000 New Yorkers a year, but our commitment to the city, to the state, to the nation, and worldwide, you know, in New York, It's deep partnerships with many of the city the city's human services agencies that the that the council prioritizes.
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So much, our work in early childhood, our work in corrections and settings, our work in mental health and wellness.
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You know, it's a very much it's it's serving New Yorkers, especially those in high need situations, is is part of who we are and what we do.
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And that that compact is because of the public funding, it helps to shape what we do in that space.
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So just to underscore how important the public funding is.
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I know I'm speaking to the choir here.
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I I note that our finance chair has excellent fashion choices.
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And so, you know, we we know that that that our elected officials, the the the the the committee staff, we have we have had our our cultural affairs commissioner Lori Combo here in the room listening to our testimony.
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All of you believe in what we're doing.
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We know that well.
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We appreciate the the excellent work that you're doing on our behalf, and we urge you to prioritize this in the butt of the head.
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Thank you.
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