Making Music and Making Rent: The New Wave of New York City’s Working Class Artists

Author

Hannah J. Fierick, Craig Newmark Graduate School of JournalismFollow

Graduation Date

Winter 12-13-2024

Grading Professor

Linda Villarosa

Subject Concentration

Business & Economics

Degree Name

Master of Arts (MA)

Abstract

Though New York’s local music scene has become a shadow of its former self, the city’s musicians have found creative ways to stay afloat while doing what they love. This piece explores the music scene in New York today through interviews with working class musicians themselves.

Recommended Citation

Fierick, Hannah J., "Making Music and Making Rent: The New Wave of New York City’s Working Class Artists" (2024). CUNY Academic Works.
https://academicworks.cuny.edu/gj_etds/760