So my Portland arts community, here’s what Mayor Michael Bloomberg has proposed to make NYC a thriving arts community. How might these ideas play here?
From the wonderful Createquity blog
http://createquity.com/2009/10/new-ideas-for-new-york.html
Exploring the intersection of Art, Place and Community
On the Territory 
WOW, this is such a big step in the right direction for the city of New York!!!!!
It totally can be done and I know we have various programs that sounds similar but on a small scale.
Thanks for the link to that article Darrell