NYC Entertainment Commissioner on How City Is Handling Writer's Strike

In celebration of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, Anne del Castillo, commissioner of the NYC Mayor's Office of Media and Entertainment (MOME), joined Cheddar News to discuss her role in helping bring back the city's entertainment industry after the COVID-19 pandemic. She also touched on how the city is handling the ongoing writer's strike, which has once again brought film and TV production to a screeching halt.

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