“The change we’re talking about wasn’t just demographic,” Bronca says. “It was spiritual. Once, New York City was known for its art. Fashion, fine art, the performing arts, music; we were the center of the world for all of that, creating new genres and even new ways of thinking on the regular. Notice how many of us come from that background?” She eyes Neek and Veneza. “But not all of us, because New York’s not such a good city for art anymore. That wasn’t an organic, grassroots change; it was imposed from the top down, over decades, and it worked. Now we’re best known for overpriced real
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