Office of the Queens Borough President, New York City Local Government
   Queens Borough President, Helen M. Marshall  

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT:
Employment/Job Development


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The Office of Economic Development has created Business event calendars to help of Business Assistance activities to help you get trainng and information on how to stay on top in your field.
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Job Opportunities
The following organizations can help in finding a job or getting additional skills.

College Opportunity to Prepare for Employment (COPE)
Queensborough Community College/CUNY
222-05 56th Ave/Library Building Room 440
Bayside, NY 11364
Tel: (718) 281-5174 Fax: (718) 281-5117
www.qcc.cuny.edu/COPE/
Job skills training for public assistance recipients

Council for Airport Opportunities
90-04 161st St.
Jamaica, NY 11432
Tell: (718) 656-3269 Fax: (718) 526-3472
www.caony.com
Job referral for the aviation industry

Dress for Success, Queens Branch
114-14 Jamaica Ave.
Richmond Hill, NY 11418
Tel: (718) 805-2488 Fax: (718) 805-2877
www.dressforsuccess.org
email: newyork@dressforsuccess.org
Clothing; job readiness training & classes for women

East River Development Alliance
Elizabeth Chominski, Business Accounts Manager
12-11 40th Avenue
Long Island City, NY 11101
Tel: (718) 784-0877 Fax: (718) 729-1288
www.erdalliance.org
email: elizabeth@erdalliance.org

Latin American Workers Project, Inc.
840 Broadway & Park Ave., 3rd Floor
Brooklyn, New York 11206
Tel: (718) 486-0800 Fax: (718) 486-3835
Assistance to day laborers

Lexington Vocational Services Center
30th Ave. & 75th St.
Jackson Heights, NY 11370
Tel: (718) 350-3100 Fax: (718) 899-9846 (both are TTY)
www.lexnyc.com
Employee/employer assistance for the deaf/special needs; ADA staff training

New York Association for New Americans
17 Battery Place
New York, NY 10004-1102
Tel: (212)-2900
www.nyana.org
Employment programs; business assistance & job readiness programs for newcomers

Queens College Continuing Education Program
Job Placement assistance for Certificate Program students
Kiely Hall, Room 111
65-30 Kissena Blvd.
Flushing, New York 11367-1575
Tel: (718) 997-5700
http://qcpages.qc.cuny.edu/CEP/

Queens Workforce1 Career Center
At Jamaica:
168-25 Jamaica Ave
Jamaica, New York 11432
Tel: (718) 557-6755 Fax: (718) 297-6395

At LaGuardia Community College:
29-10 Thomson Ave., C-400, 4th Floor ;
31-10 Thomson Ave (Main building)
Long Island City, NY 11101
Tel: (718) 482-5355 or (718) 609-2130
www.nyc.gov/workforce1
Employment Services for employees & employers; career counseling; training

 

 

 

Upcoming
Business
Events


9/9/2010
Business Planning Basics
 


9/13/2010
5th Annual Queens StartUP Business Plan Competitio
 


9/13/2010
How to Search the Internet to Find a Job
 

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Calendars here.
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