Social:Night mayor (municipal title)

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Night Mayor (originally Dutch: Nachtburgemeester) is a municipal title used for someone who represents and helps develop a city's nightlife.[1] The earliest known use of the title was in Rotterdam, Netherlands.[2][3]

History

In 2003 music collective De Nachtwacht (Dutch for "The Night Watch") was elected by an audience at the Paradiso music venue in Amsterdam to become a group of multiple so-called night mayors for an initial term of three years.[4] Following elections at Melkweg on 1 March 2012, the position was held by Mirik Milan.[5][6] In 2014, Milan co-founded (other co-founders: Michiel Friedhoff and Ella Overkleeft) the non-profit Stichting N8BM A’DAM (NGO Night Mayor Foundation) to institutionalise the title, coordinating between the city mayor, city council, and local businesses.[2][1][7] Milan announced his departure in 2016, starting the search for a replacement which would be found in 2018.[8][9]

Since 2016, the non-profit has organised annual "Night Mayor Summit" events to bring together leaders from around the world.[10][6][11]

Around the world

Europe

  • Amsterdam, Netherlands: informal collective since 2003,[12][4] institutionalised since 2014, the first in the world.[1]
  • London, United Kingdom : since 2016, with Amy Lamé as the first Night Czar.[13][14] Mirik Milan was invited in 2015 by the London government for advice on the position.[15]
  • Mannheim, Germany : since 2018, the first in Germany.[16]
  • Prague, Czech Republic: since 2019.[17]
  • Manchester, United Kingdom: Sacha Lord is the Night Time Economy Adviser for Greater Manchester, appointed by Mayor Andy Burnham in 2018.
  • Sosnowiec, Poland : since 2023, the first in Poland.[18]

Latin America

  • Cali, Colombia: since 2016,[19] the first in Latin America.[20]

North America

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Milliken, Grennan (2017-05-27). "Amsterdam Has a 'Night Mayor' and He's Not Here Just to Party" (in en). https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/evg9dp/amsterdam-has-a-night-mayor-and-hes-not-here-just-to-party. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "English — Stichting N8BM A'DAM" (in en). https://nachtburgemeester.amsterdam/English. 
  3. ↑ Wiegman, Marcel (2016-04-25). "Nachtburgemeester: 'Meer dan een leuk erebaantje'" (in nl-NL). https://www.parool.nl/gs-b296c0cb. 
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Nachtwacht stopt en maakt balans op" (in nl). 1 January 2005. https://www.partyscene.nl/interviews/76536/nachtwacht-stopt-en-maakt-balans-op. 
  5. ↑ Wolthuizen, Josien (2018-02-25). "Shamiro van der Geld gekozen tot nieuwe nachtburgemeester" (in nl-NL). https://www.parool.nl/gs-bddbcaa43. 
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Buitenlandse nachtburgemeesters op stap in Amsterdam" (in nl). 2016-04-23. https://nos.nl/l/2101082. 
  7. ↑ "What Europe's 'Night Mayors' Can Teach New York" (in en-US). The New York Times. 2017-08-30. https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/30/arts/new-york-night-mayor-europe.html. 
  8. ↑ Wiegman, Marcel (2016-04-25). "Nachtburgemeester: 'Meer dan een leuk erebaantje'" (in nl-NL). https://www.parool.nl/gs-b296c0cb. 
  9. ↑ Wolthuizen, Josien (2018-02-25). "Shamiro van der Geld gekozen tot nieuwe nachtburgemeester" (in nl-NL). https://www.parool.nl/gs-bddbcaa43. 
  10. ↑ Sisson, Patrick (2016-09-06). "How night mayors are proving the economic and cultural value of robust nightlife" (in en). https://www.curbed.com/2016/9/6/12814920/club-nightlife-dance-music-night-mayor-club-commission. 
  11. ↑ "De 'nachtburgemeester' wordt wereldwijd langzaam serieus genomen" (in nl). 8 January 2018. https://nos.nl/l/2211037. 
  12. ↑ Sakitumi, Dewey (17 April 2003). "De Nachtwacht: Amsterdam moet terug op de kaart van het uitgaansleven" (in en). http://www.kindamuzik.net/interview/709/de-nachtwacht-amsterdam-moet-terug-op-de-kaart-van-het-uitgaansleven/2889/. 
  13. ↑ "Night Czar" (in en-GB). 2016-11-02. https://www.london.gov.uk//what-we-do/arts-and-culture/24-hour-london/night-czar. 
  14. ↑ "De nachtburgemeester moet Londens uitgaansleven redden" (in nl). NOS.nl. 4 November 2016. https://nos.nl/l/2141429. 
  15. ↑ "Amsterdamse nachtburgemeester schiet Londen te hulp" (in nl). NOS.nl. 27 November 2015. https://nos.nl/l/2071620. 
  16. ↑ "Mannheim to elect Germany's first 'night mayor'". 19 July 2018. https://www.thelocal.de/20180719/mannheim-to-elect-germanys-first-night-mayor. 
  17. ↑ "Prague gets its first nightlife mayor" (in en). http://www.radio.cz/en/section/curraffrs/prague-gets-its-first-nightlife-mayor. 
  18. ↑ Barłowski, Karol (2023-07-17). "Nocna warta. Pierwszy w Polsce burmistrz pracujący nocą" (in pl). https://katowice.tvp.pl/71347135/nocna-warta-pierwszy-w-polsce-burmistrz-pracujacy-noca. 
  19. ↑ "THE RISE OF THE NIGHT MAYOR" (in en). 2016-08-03. https://publicsectordigest.com/article/rise-night-mayor. 
  20. ↑ Delgadillo, Natalie. "Latin America Is Getting Its First Night Mayor" (in en). http://www.citylab.com/politics/2016/07/latin-america-gets-its-first-night-mayor/490175/. 
  21. ↑ Zaveri, Mihir (2018-10-10). "Washington Wants to Hire a Night Mayor. So What Is That?" (in en-US). The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/10/us/night-mayor-washington-dc.html. 
  22. ↑ "DC Officially Has a New 'Night Mayor' to Oversee Nightlife" (in en-US). https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/dc-officially-has-a-new-night-mayor-to-oversee-nightlife/2033860/. 



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