On October 17, Mayor Adams hosted the first-ever NYC Film and Television Production Industry Council Meeting at City Hall, where he and members of his administration, including Deputy Mayor Maria Torres-Springer, MOME Commissioner Anne del Castillo, and MOME Deputy Commissioner for the Film Office Kwame Amoaku, met with top industry representatives to discuss opportunities and challenges facing the industry and its post-pandemic recovery in NYC. For more information on the Council, please see the press release on our website. 

On October 12, Deputy Commissioner Kwame Amoaku attended the world premiere of Black Adam, starring Dwayne Johnson and directed by Jaume Collet-Serra. The event was hosted in Times Square, showcasing NYC as a global stage for the blockbuster release. 

On Friday, October 7 in the Bronx and Friday, October 14 in Staten Island, MOME hosted the final two performances of the ‘Broadway in the Boros’ series. These unique outdoor events celebrated the city’s vibrant and diverse cultural hubs and brought the magic of Broadway to all New Yorkers. The 2022 series marked a return from a 2-year COVID hiatus. For more photos of the casts of Chicago, Wicked, Moulin Rouge! The Musical and Kinky Boots, please visit the event recap page on MOME’s website.  

On Friday, October 7 and Tuesday, October 18, MOME sponsored two GRAMMY Museum events, “A New York Evening with Coheed and Cambria,” and “A New York Evening with Noah Cyrus,” respectively. The events, are part of the GRAMMY Museum’s New York City program series which brings a slate of the GRAMMY Museum’s renowned education and Public Programs to the East Coast in partnership with MOME. For more information, please visit the GRAMMY Museum website. 

On October 24, Senior Executive Director of Policy + Research, Shira Gans, spoke at the New York Audio Engineering Convention (AEC) in NYC to highlight the reasons musicians continue to come to and create in NYC, the music capitol of the world. Topics included MOME initiatives the NYC Women’s Fund, New York Music Month, our partnership with Power Station @ BerkleeNYC and more. For information on these programs, please visit MOME’s webpage. 

On October 12, Mayor Adams was joined by the Office of Nightlife, Council Member Chi Osse and other government and civic leaders at Chelsea Music Hall to sign new legislation, aiming to distribute Narcan kits to NYC nightlife establishments. The goal is to help save lives in the wake of America’s overdose crisis by administering Naloxone, a safe medication that can be used to reverse the effects of an opioid overdose. For more information on the legislation, please see the press release. 

On October 20 and October 21, ONL participated in two panel discussions in NYC, at the Luxury Meets Cannabis conference and the Arcview Access Cannabis Investment Summit, respectively. Both events provided an opportunity for ONL to spread awareness for NYC’s new Cannabis NYC initiative, and to provide best practices to support the growth of the new industry. For more information, please visit the Cannabis NYC website. 

On October 19, MOME celebrated the 55th anniversary of WNYE-TV, the City’s non-commercial, educational television station, part of the NYC Media television and radio network. The milestone came as the network was recently honored at the 2022 NY Emmy awards with six wins and premiered BRIC TV Presents Brooklyn Made on its flagship channel NYC Life (Channel 25.1). For a full list of NYC Media schedules and programming, which feature a broad array of TV and radio shows about NYC, please visit the NYC Media website.   

Deputy Commissioner Kwame Amoaku and MediaMKRS graduates

On October 19, members of the MediaMKRS Advisory Council gathered to mark 3 years of the MediaMKRS program, sponsored by MOME, and celebrate its nearly 300 program participants thus far. A week later on October 27, MOME and Reel Works celebrated the graduation of the latest MediaMKRS Career Exploration program which aims to tap into, cultivate, train and employ the City’s diverse talent within the media and entertainment industries in order to fuel its creative workforce and economy. Thirty-eight participants graduated after completing 36 hours of work readiness classes, earning 15 digital credentials, and fulfilling 3 paid media internships. For more information on this program, please visit the Reel Works website. 

On October 25, MOME’s Associate Commissioner of Workforce Development and Education, Alia Jones-Harvey spoke at the 3BL Forum: Brands Taking Stands. She joined Reel Works’ Keisha Katz to drive awareness for some of MOME’s workforce development success stories, particularly from our Made in NY Animation program. To learn more about this program, please visit the Animation page MOME’s website. 

On October 31, MOME and Brooklyn Workforce Innovations (BWI) hosted a graduation for the latest cohort of the “Made in NY” Post-Production Training Program. Following the six-week training and equipped with industry experience, cohort 14 participants will now enter the NYC film/television workforce. The next cycle begins on January 1. For more information on how to apply, please visit the BWI website. 

Follow the Mayor's Office of Media and Entertainment on social media for the latest on our upcoming events, initiatives, and programs: Twitter: @MadeinNY, Facebook: @MadeinNY, and Instagram: @Madein_NY. 

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