Mayor Adams Announces Strategy to Create Job Hubs Across City

MAYOR ADAMS ANNOUNCES “CARE” STRATEGY TO CREATE JOBS HUBS ACROSS NYC WITH CITY OFFICES, KICKS OFF FIRST PHASE IN EAST NEW YORK

Delivering on Promise From Mayor’s Economic Recovery Blueprint, New “City Agencies Revitalizing the Economy” Strategy Will Locate City Agency Offices in Key Neighborhoods to Help Create Local Jobs

As Part of First Phase, Mayor and Partners Break Ground on Largest Commercial Building in Broadway Junction Area of East New York

New York City Mayor Eric Adams today announced his new “CARE” strategy, “City Agencies Revitalizing the Economy,” to create jobs hubs across the city by strategically locating city agency offices in key neighborhoods. Mayor Adams kicked off the initiative’s first phase, breaking ground on what will be the largest-ever commercial building in the Broadway Junction area of East New York, Brooklyn, which the New York City Department of Social Services (DSS) will occupy. The strategy delivers on a key commitment of Mayor Adams’ “Rebuild, Renew, Reinvent: A Blueprint for New York City’s Economic Recovery,” released last month.

The new strategy leverages long-term city commercial leases to brings jobs closer to communities and catalyze new commercial development outside of traditional central business districts. The first phase is the result of a collaborative multi-agency effort between DSS, the New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC), the New York City Department of Citywide Administrative Services (DCAS), and developer the Leser Group. It builds on work NYCEDC began in 2017 to encourage investment in commercial markets across the city.

The new building at 2440 Fulton Street, developed by the Leser Group and designed by Marvel Architects, will bring best-in-class commercial space that will host more than 1,100 employees from DSS’ Human Resources Administration (HRA), along with private-market tenants, in the heart of East New York. The new space will allow HRA to improve client experience with rapid electronic check-in systems, upgraded self-service technology, and expanded waiting areas. The new building will also offer about 80,000 square feet of private-market commercial space, including new retail space along Fulton Street, Herkimer Street, and Van Sinderen Avenue.

Creating local jobs and revitalizing East New York are critical priorities for Mayor Adams. The neighborhood offers:

• A transit hub at Broadway Junction, with access to six subway lines, various bus routes, and the Long Island Rail Road,

• Comparatively low property costs,

• Access to a strong local community that can serve as both a workforce and a customer base, and

• Proximity to one of the largest clusters of industrial businesses in New York City.

In addition to 2440 Fulton Street, NYCEDC is currently reviewing proposals for the next phases of the “CARE” strategy in Queens and the Bronx.

2440 Fulton Street

Brooklyn

April 6, 2022