Atlanta Mayor Dickens Announces New ‘Nightlife Division’

Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens enters the annual State of the City Business Breakfast at the Georgia World Congress Center on Monday, April 4, 2022. Former Mayors Andrew Young, Shirley Franklin and Keisha Lance Bottoms were in attendance. (Jenni Girtman for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens announced Monday morning that he plans to create a new “Nightlife Division” within the mayor’s office to focus on bars and clubs with a history of high crime.

In his first State of the City address since taking office, Dickens told business, civic and city leaders that the new office will host programs to educate businesses on de-escalation practices, security tactics, and emergency response.

“I’m proud to report today that City Hall is open, we’ve lifted the indoor mask mandate, all of our city services are up and running again,” said Dickens, whose speech centered on themes of working together to keep the city safe and clean.

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