AFTA Journal

Dance New Amsterdam's Possible Eviction Postponed

Culture Chronicle

Dance New Amsterdam Gets Reprieve on Possible Eviction
The New York Times - July 14, 2010
By Felicia R. Lee

Dance New Amsterdam, the large dance space in Lower Manhattan, has received a postponement of a possible eviction from its city-owned home at 280 Broadway, Catherine Peila, the group's executive director, said Wednesday.

The organization owes more than half a million dollars in back rent to Fram Realty, which leases the building for $68,945 a month. They were set to appear in court on Wednesday, but reached an agreement with Fram Realty at a meeting on Tuesday to postpone eviction proceedings until Aug. 26, Ms. Peila said.

'The landlord will come back to us in a week with new terms," she said in an interview. "Before Aug. 26, our goal is to have a lower rent so we can continue as a viable organization. We also want the city to consider a tax abatement."

Dance New Amsterdam, which has a mission of teaching dance, commissioning choreographers and presenting performances, has received an outpouring of support from the dance community and more than $7,000 in donations Ms. Peila said. Officials at Fram Realty did not respond to a message seeking comment.

Leave a comment

Categories

Subscribe for E-mail Updates

Required fields are marked with an asterisk (*)

Information entered on this page will not be used to send unsolicited email, and will not be sold to a 3rd party. Read more in our Privacy Policy.

  •  Advocacy Newsletter
  • (Periodic newsletter with information about the cultural sector)
  •  NYCkidsARTS
  • (Weekly highlights of events listed on NYCkidsARTS.org)
  •  NYC ARTS
  • (Weekly highlights of events listed on NYC-ARTS.org)

-->

Also Visit

Ico160x48nyc Arts

Ico160x48nyc Kidsarts

Ico160x48nys Arts