and four local cable stations. The agency has seen record growth in both film projects and television series produced in the city. She negotiated the deal to bring the Grammy Awards back to New York after a 15 year absence, resulting in a $200 million benefit to New York City. In 2016, the office launched a five-part initiative to support women both behind and in-front of the camera in film and television and in theater, the first of its kind for a U.S. city. That same year, Menin launched Made in NY Writers Room, a diversity initiative that awards fellowships and mentorship opportunities to traditionally under-represented television writers, and #NominateNYC, a campaign to increase diversity among the voting members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. In an effort to reduce the carbon footprint of the film and television industry, Menin created NYC Film Green, an environmental initiative that promotes and recognizes sustainable practices on the sets of film and television productions. Census for NYC In January 2019, Menin was announced as Director of the Census for NYC and Executive Assistant Corporation Counsel for Strategic Advocacy by Mayor Bill de Blasio. Menin is responsible for organizing New York City's efforts to have every resident to participate in the upcoming 2020 Census. Menin successfully advocated against the Trump administration's attempt to add a citizenship question to the 2020 census. The Census results captured a gain of 629,000 residents for New York City as the City grew more in total population than any other city in America. Columbia University Menin is an adjunct professor at the School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University. She served on the board of trustees of Columbia University. Personal life In 1999, she married Bruce Menin in a Jewish ceremony at the Metropolitan Club. She resides in Manhattan with her husband and four children. References Living people Lawyers from New York City American women restaurateurs American restaurateurs 20th-century American Jews New York City Department of Consumer and Worker Protection United States Census Bureau New York City Council Commissioners in New York City 1967 births Activists from New York City Columbia College (New York) alumni Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law alumni 21st-century American Jews