{"id":41539,"date":"2026-09-30T16:50:59","date_gmt":"2026-09-30T16:50:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/?p=41539"},"modified":"2026-09-30T16:50:59","modified_gmt":"2026-09-30T16:50:59","slug":"mayor-mamdani-opens-new-jobs-nyc-center-connecting-new-yorkers-to-good-paying-jobs-in-public-service","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/archives\/41539","title":{"rendered":"Mayor Mamdani opens new jobs NYC Center, connecting New Yorkers to good-paying jobs in public service"},"content":{"rendered":"

NEWYORK: Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani, Deputy Mayor for Economic Justice Julie Su, Small Business Services (SBS) Commissioner Kenny Minaya and Department of Citywide Administrative Services (DCAS) Commissioner Yume Kitasei officially launched the Jobs NYC Center at 2 Lafayette Street, a new hub connecting New Yorkers to careers in public service.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Developed by SBS and the Department of Citywide Administrative Services (DCAS), the Center turns a long-vacant City-owned space into a home for walk-in career services, workforce development events, job fairs and agency hiring halls. Regular walk-in hours begin Monday, October 5.<\/p>\n

The Center advances the administration\u2019s commitment to connecting New Yorkers with good jobs and strong career pathways while putting underused City-owned space back to work for the people of New York.<\/p>\n

The Center will also support City employees seeking promotion and other ways to advance in public service careers. It will host panels and workshops on career paths, share Civil Service exam schedules, connect employees and managers to DCAS trainings and organize networking and affinity group events.<\/p>\n

\u201cEvery New Yorker deserves a real shot at a good job, including serving the city they call home,\u201d said Mayor Mamdani.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe path to public service should not be difficult to navigate. The Jobs NYC Center will help New Yorkers find the right opportunity, understand what it takes to get hired and build a career in public service.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve talked to workers across this city who assumed a job in public service wasn\u2019t for them \u2014 the process seemed too complicated, with too much paperwork and no one to help them through it,\u201d said Deputy Mayor for Economic Justice Julie Su.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis Center changes that. New Yorkers can walk in, get support and walk out with a path toward a stable job serving their own city.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cPublic service has long been one of the most reliable paths to a stable future for New Yorkers,\u201d said SBS Commissioner Kenny Minaya.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe new Jobs NYC Center will give more New Yorkers access to careers in civil service and help our sister agencies recruit the workforce they need.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re excited to collaborate with our partner agencies on a win-win for New Yorkers by replacing a vacant storefront with a job center at 2 Lafayette to help connect New Yorkers to jobs, particularly city jobs,\u201d said DCAS Commissioner Yume Kitasei.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd for those city jobs that require an exam, New Yorkers can go right upstairs to our testing center in the same building. This center fits with our efforts to connect New Yorkers to city jobs online, at our hiring events, through our newsletter and now as this new Jobs NYC Center.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cAs Chair of the NYC Council Civil Service and Labor Committee, I am committed to improving our City\u2019s workforce pipelines and modernizing our hiring systems,\u201d said Council Member Shirley Aldebol.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe new Jobs NYC Center is exactly the kind of effective and innovative project we should be investing in. By demystifying the City job application process, we can increase the accessibility of City jobs for all New Yorkers, while filling crucial vacancies in City government. I am grateful to Mayor Mamdani, DCAS Commissioner Kitasei and SBS Commissioner Minaya for their willingness to tackle the core challenges facing our City\u2019s civil service head-on.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mayor Mamdani marked the launch by swearing in 17 new NYC Business Express Service Team (BEST) members, the SBS unit that helps entrepreneurs navigate permits, licenses and inspections to open and run a business in New York City. The members were hired through the Center\u2019s first hiring hall, held in August as part of its soft launch.<\/p>\n

The hiring hall is a step toward fulfilling Mayor Mamdani\u2019s Executive Order 18 commitment to double the size of the NYC BEST and accelerate hiring across public service roles.<\/p>\n

The Jobs NYC Center helps New Yorkers find and secure jobs with the City. Staff help job seekers identify open positions, navigate the civil service process, prepare applications and connect directly with agencies that are hiring.<\/p>\n

The Center builds on SBS\u2019s Jobs NYC initiative, which since 2024 has helped 47 City agencies and public institutions, including the Department of Education, NYC Health + Hospitals and the City University of New York, recruit staff. The new location gives that work a fixed location in the heart of Manhattan.<\/p>\n

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