City of New York

Cultural Affairs Organizations

A directory of cultural organizations in New York City, compiled by the Department of Cultural Affairs. Each record lists the organization's business name, street address, city, state, zip code, and phone number.

Example records
Namelegal entityCityaddressStateaddressZIP CodeaddressStreet AddressaddressPhonephone numberDisciplineindustryCouncil DistrictgeographicCommunity BoardgeographicBoroughgeographicLatitudegeospatialLongitudegeospatial
viBe Theater Experience, Inc.BrooklynNY11217138 South Oxford Street(917) 647-0326TheaterManhattan Council District #9Manhattan Community Board #7Brooklyn40.685073-73.973221
thingNY, Inc.AstoriaNY111052138 Crescent Street(201) 410-9107MusicQueens Council District #28Queens Community Board #9Queens40.77979-73.913222
terraNOVA Theatre Collective, Inc.New YorkNY10011401 West 24th Street, Apt. 8(212) 691-2627Multi-Discipline, PerformingManhattan Council District #3Manhattan Community Board #4Manhattan40.747335-74.00127
Use cases

Nonprofit Vendor Address Verification

A bank's KYB team onboarding a cultural nonprofit as a business account holder cross-checks the organization's self-reported address and phone number against this directory to confirm the entity operates at the stated location before approving the account.

NameStreet AddressPhoneZIP CodeBorough

Commercial Real Estate Tenant Intelligence

A commercial real estate broker assessing demand for arts-district properties uses the BBL and BIN fields to identify which parcels currently house cultural tenants, helping landlords understand occupancy patterns and target lease renewals or new outreach to similar organizations.

BblBinStreet AddressDisciplineNta

Fraud Signal Triangulation for Grant Applicants

A foundation's fraud team reviewing grant applications from arts organizations checks whether the applicant's name, address, and phone number appear in this city-compiled directory, using discrepancies between the application and the official record as a flag for further review.

NameStreet AddressPhoneZIP CodeCity
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