The New 42nd Street, Inc.
Lobbying client
The New 42nd Street, Inc., known as New 42, is a nonprofit established in 1990 by New York City and New York State to redevelop the historic theaters of 42nd Street, where it holds a long-term lease on several theaters and operates the New Victory Theater and New 42 Studios, home to The Duke on 42nd Street. Our data shows the organization filed 15 lobbying disclosures from 2024 through 2026, lobbying citywide on New York City budget funding through Kasirer LLC, reaching 34 of the City Council's 51 members, with $280,000 in reported compensation to its lobbyist. It also holds active city contracts our data values at $723,612.00.
- Council members lobbied
- 34 (citywide)
- Filings (since 2024)
- 15
- Lobbying compensation (since 2024)
- $300,000
- Industry (per city contracts)
- Goods
- City contracts (active)
- $723,612 · 1 contract
- Awarded all-time
- $3,666,900 · 13 since 2016, incl. expired
- Paid to date
- $4,245,348
- Won without a fresh bid
- 88% of contract value · $3,216,900 · 11 contracts
- Discretionary funding (FY2009-FY2027)
- $1,396,500 · 82 awards
- Funding history
- Funded every year since FY2009 (19 years running)
- Top officer pay (FY2023)
- $653,128 · Russell Granet, President & CEO
- Based in
- New York, NY
Represented by lobbyist firms
- Kasirer LLC Lobbyist firm
Holds contracts at
- Department of Cultural Affairs City agency
- Department of Design and Construction City agency
- Department of Education City agency
Funded by these agencies
- Department of Cultural Affairs City agency
What they lobbied on
subjects from their filings
- Budget - Budget Funding
- Budget - Budget funding
- Budget - New York City Budget Funding
City contracts
Registered city contracts, largest first by current contract value (not amount spent): running now, then registered to start later, then ended. Totals count every registered contract. Each line shows its Checkbook contract ID. The tag on each row is how it was awarded (“no-bid” = non-competitive).
- Discretionary Purchase of Lighting & Audio Systems at New 42 Department of Cultural Affairs · CT112620241417626 $723,612
- Purchase of an audio system for The New 42nd Street, Inc. Department of Cultural Affairs · CT112620191410479 · ended 2023 $679,024
- The New 42nd Street Inc, Equipment - Seating / Rigging Department of Design and Construction · CT185020161417042 · ended 2026 $324,912
- PD Services in Arts Education Department of Education · MA104020199979324 · ended 2024 $300,000
- SUPPORT GRANTEES MISSION AND CULTURAL EVENTS Department of Cultural Affairs · CT112620201418864 · ended 2020 $293,380
- SUPPORT GRANTEES MISSION AND CULTURAL EVENTS Department of Cultural Affairs · CT112620211424581 · ended 2021 $247,750
- SUPPORT GRANTEES MISSION AND CULTURAL EVENTS Department of Cultural Affairs · CT112620191413145 · ended 2019 $238,860
- SUPPORT GRANTEES MISSION AND CULTURAL EVENTS Department of Cultural Affairs · CT112620181420258 · ended 2018 $209,000
- SUPPORT GRANTEES MISSION AND CULTURAL EVENTS Department of Cultural Affairs · CT112620171413167 · ended 2017 $161,280
- Arts Education Services Department of Education · MA104020189873532 · ended 2023 $150,000
Largest payments, by purpose
The organization's largest individual city payments (roughly $25,000 and up), grouped by purpose, to show what recent money was for. This is NOT a total — smaller payments aren't listed; see “Paid to date” above for the complete amount paid against its contracts. Fiscal years 2020 and later.
- Purchase of an audio system for The New 42nd Street, Inc. Department of Cultural Affairs · FY2020 $679,024
- Discretionary Purchase of Lighting & Audio Systems at New 42 Department of Cultural Affairs · FY2025 $273,226
- SUPPORT GRANTEES MISSION AND CULTURAL EVENTS Department of Cultural Affairs · FY2020 · 2 payments $191,772
- SUPPORT GRANTEES MISSION AND CULTURAL EVENTS Department of Cultural Affairs · FY2021 · 2 payments $177,675
- Discretionary Purchase of Lighting & Audio Systems at New 42 Department of Cultural Affairs · FY2026 $135,747
- New Victory Theater & New 42nd Street Studios Capital Improv Department of Cultural Affairs · FY2023 $134,189
- SUPPORT GRANTEES MISSION AND CULTURAL EVENTS Department of Cultural Affairs · FY2022 $49,550
Discretionary funding received
City Council discretionary (member-item) awards, largest first. Covers FY2009-FY2027.
- Speaker's Initiative Speaker's Initiative · DCLA · FY2020 $125,000
- Speaker's Initiative Speaker's Initiative · DCLA · FY2022 $125,000
- Speaker's Initiative Speaker's Initiative · DCLA · FY2021 $100,000
- Speaker's Initiative CM Speaker · Speaker's Initiative · DCLA · FY2023 $100,000
- Speaker's Initiative CM Speaker · Speaker's Initiative · DCLA · FY2027 $100,000
- Local DYCD · FY2012 $75,000
- New Victory Education Program DCLA · FY2013 $75,000
- Local DCLA · FY2014 $75,000
- Speaker's Initiative Speaker's Initiative · DCLA · FY2019 $75,000
- Local DYCD · FY2010 $50,000
- Local DCLA · FY2016 $45,000
- Speaker's Initiative Speaker's Initiative · DCLA · FY2018 $45,000
- Local DCA · FY2012 $25,000
- Local DCLA · FY2013 $25,000
- Local DCLA · FY2014 $22,500
- Local DYCD · FY2009 $20,000
- Public School 158M Cultural After-School Adventure (CASA) · DCA · FY2010 $20,000
- Local DYCD · FY2009 $10,000
- Local DYCD · FY2010 $10,000
- Youth Youth · DYCD · FY2011 $10,000
Funded by these council members
City Council members who steered discretionary (member-item) money to this organization, largest first (FY2020 and later, where the sponsoring member is disclosed). Sitting members link to their page.
- Keith Powers FY2020-2026 · 7 awards $35,000
- Erik Bottcher FY2022-2026 · 5 awards $22,000
- Darlene Mealy FY2025-2026 · 2 awards $10,000
- Amanda C. Farías FY2027 · 1 award $10,000
- Rosenthal FY2020-2021 · 2 awards $8,000
- Gale A. Brewer FY2022-2023 · 2 awards $8,000
- Johnson FY2020-2021 · 2 awards $7,000
- Levine FY2020-2021 · 2 awards $7,000
- Maisel FY2020-2021 · 2 awards $6,000
- Chris Banks FY2025 · 1 award $5,000
- Julie Menin FY2026 · 1 award $5,000
- Crystal Hudson FY2027 · 1 award $5,000
- Virginia Maloney FY2027 · 1 award $5,000
- Carl Wilson FY2027 · 1 award $5,000
- Mercedes Narcisse FY2022 · 1 award $3,000
Officer & key-staff pay
Reportable compensation from this organization's IRS Form 990 (Part VII), latest available filing (FY2023). Includes pay from related organizations where reported; an annual figure, not a running total. Source: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.
- Russell Granet President & CEO $653,128
- Mary E Rose Artistic Director $257,054
- Michele Pagnotta Vice President, Finance $235,170
- Elizabeth A Cashour Vice President, Development $234,463
- Wendy M Hutton Vice President, Administration $212,524
- Lauren P Fitzgerald VP, Marketing & Communications $207,648
Officer pay over time
Total officer pay changed -11% from FY2020 to FY2023. Top-officer reportable compensation by year (org-paid only), with each year's share of total revenue. Source: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer 990 filings.
- FY2020 Russell Granet · 15.49% of revenue $459,447
- FY2021 Russell Granet · 9.04% of revenue $559,515
- FY2022 Russell Granet · 10.08% of revenue $599,573
- FY2023 Russell Granet · 8.06% of revenue $653,128
Federal awards
Federal awards made directly to this organization in fiscal years 2023 through 2026. Each amount is what the federal government has OBLIGATED on that award as recorded on USAspending.gov as of 2026-08-31 — money committed, not money paid out. These are prime awards only: federal money this
- National Endowment for the Arts 45.024 Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and Individuals · National Endowment for the Arts · Grant $20,000
- National Endowment for the Arts 45.024 Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and Individuals · National Endowment for the Arts · Grant $20,000