Night_mayor_(municipal_title)

Night mayor (municipal title)

Night mayor (municipal title)

Unofficial title

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

Latin America

North America

References

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    Wolthuizen, Josien (2018-02-25). "Shamiro van der Geld gekozen tot nieuwe nachtburgemeester". Het Parool (in Dutch). Retrieved 2020-06-05.
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    "Buitenlandse nachtburgemeesters op stap in Amsterdam". nos.nl (in Dutch). 2016-04-23. Retrieved 2020-06-05.
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    "What Europe's 'Night Mayors' Can Teach New York". The New York Times. 2017-08-30. Retrieved 2020-06-20.
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    Wiegman, Marcel (2016-04-25). "Nachtburgemeester: 'Meer dan een leuk erebaantje'". Het Parool (in Dutch). Retrieved 2020-06-20.
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    Wolthuizen, Josien (2018-02-25). "Shamiro van der Geld gekozen tot nieuwe nachtburgemeester". Het Parool (in Dutch). Retrieved 2020-06-20.
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    Sisson, Patrick (2016-09-06). "How night mayors are proving the economic and cultural value of robust nightlife". Curbed. Retrieved 2020-06-05.
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    "Night Czar". London City Hall. 2016-11-02. Retrieved 2020-06-20.
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    Barłowski, Karol (2023-07-17). "Nocna warta. Pierwszy w Polsce burmistrz pracujący nocą" [Night watch. The first night mayor in Poland to work at night]. katowice.tvp.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2023-12-05.
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    Delgadillo, Natalie. "Latin America Is Getting Its First Night Mayor". CityLab. Retrieved 2020-06-05.
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    Zaveri, Mihir (2018-10-10). "Washington Wants to Hire a Night Mayor. So What Is That?". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-06-05.
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    "DC Officially Has a New 'Night Mayor' to Oversee Nightlife". NBC4 Washington. 29 November 2018. Retrieved 2020-06-05.
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