Around Brooklyn: Brooklyn Museum to sell 12 works
Brooklyn Museum to sell 12 works
Facing financial pressure as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, the Brooklyn Museum plans to sell 12 works from its permanent collection via auction at Christie’s. The auction house confirmed that the total pre-sale estimated value of the 12 works is between $2.3 million and $3.5 million. Brooklyn Museum Director Anne Pasternak told the New York Times that the museum’s goal is to establish a $40 million fund that generates $2 million every year to pay for the management of its collection.
Colton, restaurants have press conference
Assemblymember William Colton (D-Gravesend-Bensonhurst-Bath Beat) held a press conference to help local restaurants last week. Among those represented were the Federation of Italian American Organizations, he Bath Beach, Bensonhurst & Gravesend Alliance, the Chinese American Social Service Center, the United Chinese Association of Brooklyn, and the owners of Mama Rao’s Restaurant, Gargiulo’s Restaurant, Homestretch Pub, La Bella Pizza Express, and many others. “Their concern is that 25 percent of indoor dining capacity is simply not enough to stay in business especially in the winter,” he said.