“The cultural part of the city – the mind – has been usurped by the top one percent. Rather than serve as an incubator for musicians, writers, dancers, actors, filmmakers and artists, most of Manhattan and many parts of Brooklyn are virtual walled communities, pleasure domes for the rich (which, full disclosure, includes me), and aside from those of us who managed years ago to find our niche and some means of income, there is no room for fresh creative types. A culture of arrogance, hubris and winner-take-all was established.” – David Byrne, The Rich Are Destroying New York Culture, in Rolling Stone (Photo: Pacific Coast News)