Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment Celebrates 2024 Accomplishments

Year Three of the Adams Administration Saw MOME Further its Mission to Support NYC's Creative Sectors, By Adding to the Local Entertainment Workforce, Enabling Film & Television Production, Awarding Grants via the NYC Women’s Fund, and More

NEW YORK – As 2024 comes to a close, the New York City Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment (MOME) is proud to release a list of key wins achieved for NYC’s creative sectors over the last 12 months. These sectors, which help to generate billions in economic activity and support hundreds of thousands of jobs for New Yorkers, include film & TV, music, theatre, live performance, digital games and more. 

“From day one, our administration has focused on creating a safer, more affordable New York City. In 2024, we continued to deliver on that vision and ‘Get Stuff Done’ for working-class New Yorkers,” said New York City Mayor Eric Adams. “Thanks to our extraordinary public servants, America’s safest big city got even safer this year, with overall crime down and thousands of illegal guns, mopeds, and ghost cars taken off city streets. We passed historic legislation to turn New York into a ‘City of Yes,’ shattered affordable housing records once again, and put billions of dollars back into New Yorkers’ pockets. We broke records for the most jobs and small businesses in city history and moved millions of trash bags off our sidewalks and into containers. But we know that there is even more we can do to continue to uplift working-class families. As we look to the future, our administration remains committed to keeping New Yorkers safe and making our city more affordable for the millions of New Yorkers who call our city home.”

“When New York City’s creative industries thrive, New York City thrives, and I’m so proud of the work MOME has done in 2024 to support these sectors as we strive to make both entertainment experiences and jobs more accessible to all New Yorkers,” said the NYC Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment Commissioner Pat Swinney Kaufman. “We are laser focused on expanding upon Mayor Adams’ commitment to being a City of Yes, especially in regards to our world-renowned film & television industry, as we work to solve problems for and entice big productions to film here.” 

Highlights from MOME in 2024 include:

• Processed close to 7,000 production permits, enabling hundreds of productions to film on the iconic streets and backdrops of NYC. 2024 also saw the celebration of 25 Emmy wins for “Made in NY” productions, where 75% or more of the filming took place in NYC.
• Supported the programming for MOME’s signature “Made in NY” workforce development programs – Production Assistant, Post-Production, Animation and Stagecraft Bootcamp – and saw the graduation of 200+ participants, bringing the total number of graduates for the programs to more than 1,600, with an 84% job placement rate. 
  
• Awarded $1.3M to 72 creatives in the fifth and final round of the NYC Women's Fund for Media, Music and Theatre, an initiative created to support equity and inclusion in NYC's entertainment sectors, with a total investment of $10 million to 415 recipients since 2019.
• Produced and launched a brand new television series The NYC Field Guide: How to Thrive in the Five, offering valuable tips for New Yorkers while celebrating the day-to-day operations of 17 NYC departments that keep our city running. The 13-episode series aired on NYC Life, the lifestyle channel of NYC Media, the official broadcast network and production group for the City of New York, which took home five New York Emmy Awards out of 15 nominations in 2024.
• Presented JanArtsNYC, an annual initiative that collects and spotlights the variety of world-class theatre and live performance events taking place throughout the month of January at various NYC venues, in an effort going on 12 years – including January 2025 – that supports local theatre and attracts global audiences.
• Hosted the 6th annual NYC Public School Film Festival, which spotlighted 30 films out of 130 submissions from 39 middle & high school students in all 5 boroughs, celebrating the talent and diversity of student voices.
• Organized the City’s annual NY Music Month celebration, which returned for its 7th year with 77 partners represented, 40+ in-person/online programs/events, including an industry conference, concerts, and free rehearsal spaces, all to boost NYC's reputation as a global music capital and reaching more than 6.2K in person participants and 9.5M impressions on X.
• Executed the 2nd annual Battle of the Boroughs Mayor’s Cup final, a Microsoft Education Esports Competition, which crowned three winning teams from each borough from a total of 602 teams (3,000 students) who entered. The event kicked off the NYC Summer of Games initiative, which highlighted the festivals and gaming events happening all summer in NYC.
• Processed and managed approximately 3,000 City of New York Press Cards through the Press Credential Office, and via a partnership with CUNY, supported over 170 Community and Ethnic Media outlets to access $65 million in NYC government advertising funds. 
  

For updates on the above and future initiatives to support NYC’s creative sectors, follow the Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment @MadeinNY on Twitter/X and Facebook, and @madein_ny on Instagram and Threads.