Pursuant to this Request for Expressions of Interest (the “RFEI”), New York City Economic Development Corporation (“NYCEDC”), in connection with the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs (“DCLA”) is seeking proposals from parties interested in conceptualizing and operating an approximately 15,000 SF cultural center (“Cultural Education Center”) and an approximately 18,000 SF public outdoor memorial (“Outdoor Memorial”) honoring the lives and contributions of freed and enslaved Africans in East Harlem. The Outdoor Memorial will be located at the historical site of the Harlem African Burial Ground (the “Burial Ground,” see the map attached hereto as Exhibit A), and the Cultural Education Center will be sited adjacent to the Outdoor Memorial.
