N.Y. Arts and Cultural Affairs Law § 21.01: Special definitions

§ 21.01. Special definitions. As used or referred to in this article,

all terms shall have the meanings set forth in section 20.03 of this

chapter, except that the following terms shall have the following

meanings:

1. "City" shall mean the city of New York.

2. "Mayor" shall mean the mayor of the city.

3. "Participating cultural institution" shall mean any person formed

other than for profit which operates or makes available a cultural

facility in the city, including but not limited to museums, performing

arts centers, public television and radio stations, theaters,

auditoriums, libraries, exhibition, performance and rehearsal space,

galleries, artists' and dancers' studios, recording studios, and

recreational, educational, office, living, parking, restaurant, retail

or storage space related to any of the foregoing. The decision of the

trust in determining that a person is a participating cultural

institution shall be final and conclusive. The annual average admissions

of each person which would itself qualify as a participating cultural

institution and which leases or licenses space in a performing arts

center from another participating cultural institution (the "lessor")

shall be attributed to the lessor for purposes of this article and

article twenty of this chapter.

4. "Trust for cultural resources" or "trust" shall mean the trust for

cultural resources of the city of New York created by this article.