One thousand young people joined the police department on Wednesday as part of the city's Summer Youth Employment Program, or SYEP.
The NYPD enrolled more than 1,000 young people in the 2023 Summer Youth Employment Program. FOX 5 NY's Arthur Chi'en has the story.looked like any other - at first glance. Upon closer examination, with some as young as 14-years-old being sworn in, it was clear this was a different type of swearing-in.
One thousand young people joined the police department on Wednesday as part of the city's Summer Youth Employment Program, or SYEP. Joining the ceremony and orientation was Miguel Familia who entered the program 4 years ago, nervously. Now he's a cadet at the NYPD. "For me, it was nerve-racking because I didn't know what I was going to go through. But then once I went through the entire program, I was able to meet the officers and see a different side of the NYPD."The youths are being assigned to every NYPD precinct including transit and housing. And are either receiving a stipend or being paid minimum wage, depending on their age.
In all, 100-thousand youths across New York City are being placed into city agencies and private companies by the city's Department of Youth and Community Development.
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