Office of Citywide Event Coordination & Management (CECM)and Street
Activity Permit Office (SAPO)
Position:
Special Projects Manager, Open Street Events
Job Number: 43194
The Agency You’ll Join
The NYC Mayor's Office administers all city services, public property, most public agencies, and
enforces all city, state, and federal laws within New York City. New York City’s Mayor, Eric Adams is
head of the executive branch of New York City's government. Mayor Adams has served the people of
New York City as an NYPD officer, State Senator, and Brooklyn Borough President. The Adams’
Administration is leading the fight to make New York City’s economy stronger, reduce inequality,
improve public safety, and build a stronger, healthier city that delivers for all New Yorkers. As an
agency, we value fairness, helpfulness, transparency, leadership and build our teams around these
values. For current job opportunities visit our careers page.
The Team You’ll Work With
The Mayor’s Office of Citywide Event Coordination and Management (CECM) is tasked with
coordination and management of all events permitting activity in New York City. CECM gathers and
disseminates information about upcoming and ongoing public events, including gatherings in City
parks, processions/parades, athletic races, street fairs, outdoor concerts, block parties, commercial and
promotional events and filming of motion pictures and television. CECM ensures informed decision
making by the various permitting agencies, as well as compliance by permit applicants. CECM also acts
as an internal and external resource to the event community on overall event coordination, permitting,
and management. CECM works to enhance communication among various agencies involved in the
issuance of permits. The Street Activity Permit Office (SAPO), a unit within CECM, is responsible for the
issuing of permits for the use of city streets, sidewalks, and pedestrian plazas in all five boroughs for
commercial/promotional and civic events, as well as street fairs, block parties and farmers markets.
The Problems You’ll Solve
Reporting to the Associate Director of Operations & Strategic Projects, the Special Projects Manager is
responsible for permitting all Civic and Commercial Open Street events, other SAPO events and
assisting with other special projects as needed.