STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — A plan from City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams (D-Queens) would see thousands of city jobs filled to help improve local services and help people get good-paying work.
Adams’ plan, presented during her State of the City address at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, would partner the city with District Council 37, the largest local municipal labor union, to create more opportunities for career advancement and entry-level employees.
As of September 2023, there were over 20,000 vacant municipal positions citywide, according to the council, and Adams’ plan seeks to fill those jobs, helping improve the efficiency of city government.
“Our city government has not fully recovered from the pandemic, with vacancies leaving agencies understaffed. But we have the skilled labor to help our city rebuild,” Adams said. “There are thousands of New Yorkers who are either looking to get ahead in their careers or are underemployed.”
CUNY PROGRAMS
One track of the plan focuses on career advancement. The city would invest in workforce development programs at the City University of New York (CUNY) to create a pathway for students hoping to enter city government with supports like civil service exam prep and subsidized exam fees.
“A pathway to jobs with New York City agencies would enable the City to better leverage the talent of thousands of diverse CUNY graduates who aspire to build sustaining careers and are well-equipped to make key contributions in public service,” said CUNY Chancellor Félix Matos Rodríguez. “We thank Speaker Adams for her leadership and recognition of the deeply synergistic connections between The City University of New York and The City of New York.”
SEASONAL WORK
The second track focuses on underemployed communities around the city, like young people and migrants, and seeks to provide them new opportunities to enter the job market.
A Council report on Adams’ proposals pointed to former Mayor Bill de Blasio’s City Cleanup…
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