Sarah Graalman
Sarah Graalman is a contributor to the Brooklyn Rail.
February 2026Theater
Hundreds of Struggling Artists Gathered at We the People. Can We Feel Hope Under Mamdani?
Witnessing how much New York City has changed for artists brings an angering sadness. Heavens: Mars Bar is a TD Bank. Tompkins Square Park is filled with wealthy young people in blandly-hued sportswear. (The whole city is.) Artists are being shut out of being able to create, and survive, here.