The Bloomberg administration is seeking to expand job and training opportunities for minorities and women in the off-screen crews that form the backbone of the thriving film and television production industry in New York City. Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg has said that the effort is intended to continue the work of a City Council task force on diversity in the film industry, which Council Speaker Christine C. Quinn established early this year.
See "New York Seeks to Open More Film-Crew Jobs to Women and Minorities", Joseph P. Fried, The New York Times, August 28, 2006