NYC Office of Nightlife
February 20, 2021 | Newsletter
Dear Nightlife Community,  

The Mayor's Office of Media and Entertainment (MOME) and the Office of Nightlife joined Mayor de Blasio and the Office of Administrative Trials and Hearings (OATH) in celebrating MEND NYC. This program is run at the Center for Creative Conflict Resolution (CCCR), which was formally recognized as a division of OATH by an Executive Order signed on Thursday by the Mayor.

Created by the Office of Nightlife in partnership with OATH, MEND NYC provides free mediation and conflict resolution services for local establishments to resolve quality of life issues with their neighbors. MEND NYC has since expanded its services to include mediation for small businesses facing commercial lease disputes with their landlords. 

For more information about MEND NYC visit: nyc.gov/mendnyc

Mayor Bill de Blasio celebrates the signing of Executive Order 63, officially establishing the Center for Creative Conflict Resolution (CCCR) within the Office of Administrative Trials and Hearings (OATH) as the City government’s central dispute resolution resource.
Photo Credit: Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office
Business Updates & Resources

Indoor dining is now open in NYC at 25 percent capacity, with a closing time of 11pm. The reopening is subject to strict state guidance, which can be found here

NYC food establishments can increase indoor dining capacity to 35%, beginning Friday, February 26th.
Curtains Up NYC Flyer with microphone on stage with drawn curtains.
Curtains Up NYC

Curtains Up NYC continues to offer free webinars three times per week (Monday, Wednesday and Friday) to review the guidelines and application process for the federal Shuttered Venue Operators Grant (SVOG), also known as Save Our Stages. 

Trained counselors are also available for virtual, one-on-one sessions. A program partnership of MOME and NYC Department of Small Business Services, Curtains Up NYC provides free technical assistance to live-performance venues, businesses, and non-profit organizations applying for federal assistance to help them put forward the strongest application, and, importantly, be first in line as soon as the grant applications go live. Information is available on the Curtains Up NYC webpage or 888-SBS-4NYC

In addition, yesterday the federal government posted a training video on SAM registration. SAM registration is necessary to apply for the federal grant, and processing can take two weeks—so don’t wait.

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Fair Share NYC

To connect New York City’s small business owners to federal relief funds, the NYC Department of Small Business Services (SBS) has launched Fair Share NYC, offering free webinars, technical assistance and access to lenders to help businesses interested in applying for PPP loans. For more information, visit nyc.gov/ppp or call 888-SBS-4NYC.


Upcoming Events

Flyer Invitation to Open Culture Town Call
Open Culture Town Call 
Tuesday, February 23
3:30pm - 4:30pm EST

Following last week’s announcement about Open Culture, the Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment (MOME), together with the Department of Cultural Affairs (DCLA) and the Mayor’s Office of Citywide Event Coordination and Management, will host a Town Call on Open Culture that will feature a panel and Q&A about the new program, which allows ticketed, socially distanced, outdoor performances at more than 100 street locations throughout the five boroughs. Applications open on March 1.

Register: Town Call on Open Culture - Feb 23 at 3:30pm
Flyer describing Town Call on Health Coverage
Health Coverage Town Call
Wednesday, February 24
1:00 - 2:00pm EST 

The NYC Mayor's Office of Media and Entertainment (MOME) will host a Town Call on Health Coverage for Media and Entertainment Professionals

Marielle Kress, Executive Director of NYC Care at NYC Health + Hospitals, and Renata Marinaro, National Director of Health Services at The Actors Fund, will discuss health coverage options for media and entertainment industry professionals.

Register: Town Call on Healthcare Coverage - Feb 24 at 1pm
OUTSMART EVENT FEB 24 AT 2PM
OutSmart Safer Spaces Meeting 
Wednesday, February 24
2:00 - 3:00pm EST

OutSmartNYC is a collective of industry staff, patrons, clinic providers, educators, and activists organizing to prevent and end sexual violence in bars, restaurants, and nightclubs. Their mission is to create a safer space where everyone can have the best possible night out. They are calling on nightlife industry professionals to help them reimagine nightlife post-COVID.  More information about this event is available here.

Register: OUTSMART: Safer Spaces Meeting - Feb 24 at 2pm
NYC Programs & Resources

Flyer describing the extension of NYC Restaurant Week until February 28.
NYC Restaurant Week To Go continues through February 28

Each restaurant is offering at least one special $20.21 takeout or delivery meal for lunch and/or dinner. Tax, delivery fees and gratuity are additional to the meal price. Diners can search participating eateries at nycgo.com/restaurantweek.

COVID-19 Survey Image oof person sewing face coverings
COVID-19 Impact on NYC Culture 

The Department of Cultural Affairs is working with the Americans for the Arts to conduct a new survey of NYC’s cultural community: COVID-19 Impact on NYC Culture

While the survey is national in reach, there are questions for New York City specifically. This survey builds on one conducted last year, which captured the impact of the earliest days of the pandemic on NYC’s arts and cultural organizations. DCLA wants to follow up on key findings from their report on last year’s survey and to dig deeper into how groups have responded to the Black Lives Matter movement and last summer’s calls for racial justice, as well as develop a greater understanding of impacts on organizations led by and serving BIPOC residents and other communities hard hit by COVID-19.
They are looking for responses from “New York’s non-profit cultural community broadly defined,” so please share this with anyone you think should be included. Please complete the survey by Monday, March 1. 

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