Night mayor (municipal title)

Night Mayor (originally Dutch: Nachtburgemeester) is a municipal title used for someone who represents and helps develop a city's nightlife.[2] The earliest known use of the title was in Rotterdam, Netherlands.[3][4]

Freek Wallagh, Night Mayor of Amsterdam[1]

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.[5] Following elections at Melkweg on 1 March 2012, the position was held by Mirik Milan.[6][7] 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.[3][2][8] Milan announced his departure in 2016, starting the search for a replacement which would be found in 2018.[9][10]

Since 2016, the non-profit has organised annual "Night Mayor Summit" events to bring together leaders from around the world.[11][7][12]

Around the world

Europe

Latin America

North America

References
  1. "Can a "night mayor" revitalize Ottawa's nighttime economy?". CBC. April 25, 2023. Retrieved June 1, 2023.
  2. Milliken, Grennan (2017-05-27). "Amsterdam Has a 'Night Mayor' and He's Not Here Just to Party". Vice. Retrieved 2020-06-05.
  3. "English — Stichting N8BM A'DAM". nachtburgemeester.amsterdam. Retrieved 2020-06-05.
  4. Wiegman, Marcel (2016-04-25). "Nachtburgemeester: 'Meer dan een leuk erebaantje'". Het Parool (in Dutch). Retrieved 2020-06-05.
  5. "Nachtwacht stopt en maakt balans op". Partyscene (in Dutch). 1 January 2005. Retrieved 2020-06-05.
  6. Wolthuizen, Josien (2018-02-25). "Shamiro van der Geld gekozen tot nieuwe nachtburgemeester". Het Parool (in Dutch). Retrieved 2020-06-05.
  7. "Buitenlandse nachtburgemeesters op stap in Amsterdam". nos.nl (in Dutch). 2016-04-23. Retrieved 2020-06-05.
  8. "What Europe's 'Night Mayors' Can Teach New York". The New York Times. 2017-08-30. Retrieved 2020-06-20.
  9. Wiegman, Marcel (2016-04-25). "Nachtburgemeester: 'Meer dan een leuk erebaantje'". Het Parool (in Dutch). Retrieved 2020-06-20.
  10. Wolthuizen, Josien (2018-02-25). "Shamiro van der Geld gekozen tot nieuwe nachtburgemeester". Het Parool (in Dutch). Retrieved 2020-06-20.
  11. Sisson, Patrick (2016-09-06). "How night mayors are proving the economic and cultural value of robust nightlife". Curbed. Retrieved 2020-06-05.
  12. "De 'nachtburgemeester' wordt wereldwijd langzaam serieus genomen". nos.nl (in Dutch). 8 January 2018. Retrieved 2020-06-05.
  13. Sakitumi, Dewey (17 April 2003). "De Nachtwacht: Amsterdam moet terug op de kaart van het uitgaansleven". KindaMuzik. Retrieved 2020-06-05.
  14. "Night Czar". London City Hall. 2016-11-02. Retrieved 2020-06-20.
  15. "De nachtburgemeester moet Londens uitgaansleven redden" (in Dutch). NOS.nl. 4 November 2016. Retrieved 2020-06-20.
  16. "Amsterdamse nachtburgemeester schiet Londen te hulp" (in Dutch). NOS.nl. 27 November 2015. Retrieved 2020-06-20.
  17. "Mannheim to elect Germany's first 'night mayor'". www.thelocal.de. 19 July 2018. Retrieved 2020-06-05.
  18. "Prague gets its first nightlife mayor". Radio Prague International. Retrieved 2020-06-05.
  19. "THE RISE OF THE NIGHT MAYOR". Public Sector Digest. 2016-08-03. Retrieved 2020-06-05.
  20. Delgadillo, Natalie. "Latin America Is Getting Its First Night Mayor". CityLab. Retrieved 2020-06-05.
  21. 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.
  22. "DC Officially Has a New 'Night Mayor' to Oversee Nightlife". NBC4 Washington. Retrieved 2020-06-05.
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