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COMMUNITY OP-ED MAY 31, 2024 | The Indian Eye 12

Spring Jobs Spring Will Lead to

a Summer of Opportunity

For our young people, especially young people of color, we are helping them discover their passion through our
Pathways to an Inclusive Economy, Summer Rising, and Summer Youth Employment programs. And our Green
Economy Action Plan is building an economy of the future with real pathways to family-sustaining careers

ERIC ADAMS

ew York City is in the middle
of an economic boom, break-
Ning record after record when
it comes to creating jobs and oppor-
tunity. Just last week, we celebrated
another record high for private-sec-
tor jobs in our city, with unemploy-
ment falling to 4.8 percent. There is
also good news on the equity front,
with Black unemployment at its low- The legal cannabis industry offers a once-in-a-generation chance for those disproportionately impacted by the so-called ‘War on Drugs’ to build
est point in half a decade, having de-
creased by 26 percent since the start wealth, especially in our Black and Brown communities (File/Agency photo)
of 2022.
There is no question: our econ- reduce barriers to economic oppor- help create thousands of jobs, now a job is more than just a paycheck.
omy is strong. But we are committed tunities and deliver workforce de- and in the future — projects like our Good jobs help us build a sense of
to building on our success and ex- velopment services directly to com- recently announced transformation meaning and give back to our com-
panding the scope of opportunity for munities that are experiencing high of the Brooklyn Marine Terminal in munities. They are the foundation of
all. That is why we are announcing unemployment. Red Hook. strong families and vibrant neighbor-
our “Spring Jobs Sprint,” an all-out For our young people, especially The largest city real estate trans- hoods.
effort to connect New Yorkers with young people of color, we are helping action in recent history, this Red New York City has always been a
jobs. them discover their passion through Hook deal will allow New York City place you can make it, and this sum-
We are not waiting around — we our Pathways to an Inclusive Econ- to build a modernized maritime port mer will highlight our strong econ-
are bringing the jobs to the people. omy, Summer Rising, and Summer on over 120 prime acres of Brooklyn omy and our ambitious job agenda.
Every month, we host hiring halls Youth Employment programs. And coastline. This massive new opportu- Our city didn’t recover the nearly 1
to bring both public- and private-sec- our Green Economy Action Plan is nity zone has the potential to create million jobs we lost during the pan-
tor job opportunities to neighbor- building an economy of the future thousands of new jobs, generate bil- demic by looking backwards — we
hoods across the five boroughs. with real pathways to family-sustain- lions in economic impact, and help did it by building an economy of the
We have also recently launched ing careers. revitalize one of our most iconic future.
“Run This Town,” a multi-media ad- Our goal? We want the “Spring maritime communities. This summer, let’s celebrate the
vertising campaign to engage diverse Jobs Sprint” to lead to a “Summer of Like our recently-announced rising tide that lifts all boats — and
New Yorkers and help them apply Opportunity,” with full employment redevelopment at Willets Point in chart a new course for opportunity
for thousands of available city gov- and a renewed sense of optimism Queens, the Red Hook waterfront for all.
ernment jobs. The announcement and energy in our city. project will usher in a transformative
follows the launch of “Jobs NYC,” Over the coming weeks, we will new era for the world’s greatest city Eric Adams is the Mayor of
a multi-pronged citywide effort to be announcing new projects that will — and it all starts with jobs. Because New York City, NY

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