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  • www.nyc.gov
  • New York, NY
  • 10000+ Employees
  • 1625
  • Government
  • Municipal Agencies
  • $10+ billion (USD)

CompetitorsJersey City, City of Manhattan Beach, CA, City of Los Angeles
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The City That Never Sleeps, the Big Apple, Gotham -- NYC by any name is a unique place. With a population of 8.2 million packed into 470 square miles, New York City is run by the mayor and 51 city council members (elected to four-year terms) along with the public advocate, ...

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City of New York Reviews

City of New York820
3.5
61%
Recommend to a Friend
26%
Approve of CEO
Bill de Blasio
Bill de Blasio
248 Ratings
5.0
Current Employee, more than 3 years

"Good Job"

Mar 12, 2023 - Traffic Agent in Brooklyn, NY

Pros

Not hard, keeps you active

Cons

Motorists are rude and abusive
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Diversity & Inclusion at City of New York

3.8
(315 Reviews)

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How is diversity at City of New York?

...Sometimes very meaningful service to New Yorkers with widespread impact; stable job; working with colleagues who also care deeply about New Yorkers; working with a diversity of colleagues with expansive knowledge and background in several fields; benefits and pension relatively good...Read More

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City of New York Interviews

Experience
Positive55%
Negative21%
Neutral24%
Getting an Interview
Applied online70%
Employee Referral13%
In Person7%
Difficulty
2.8
Average
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  1. Agency Attorney Interview

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    Accepted Offer
    Positive Experience
    Average Interview

    Interview

    Two rounds of interviews. The first was with three agency attorneys, the second was with the supervisors of the unit. General questions asked, as well as several hypotheticals. What questions you are asked is dependent on what Department and specific unit you are applying to work in.
    Interview

    "Tell us a bit about yourself."

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What is paid time off like at City of New York?

...Benefits, pension, health insurance, union, paid holidays...

January 18, 2023

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Employees rate City of New York 3.5 out of 5 stars based on 820 anonymous reviews on Glassdoor.

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Overall, 61% of employees would recommend working at City of New York to a friend. This is based on 820 anonymously submitted reviews on Glassdoor.

55% of job seekers rate their interview experience at City of New York as positive. Candidates give an average difficulty score of 2.8 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) for their job interview at City of New York.

41% of employees think that City of New York has a positive business outlook. This is based on anonymous employee reviews submitted on Glassdoor.

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City of New York Locations

  • Bronx, NY
    3.0
  • Brooklyn, NY
    3.6
  • Corona, NY
    3.0
  • Flushing, NY
    2.0
  • Long Island City, NY
    4.0
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