NOTICE OF EXAMINATION - Exam No. 5342 - Second Amended Notice-June 4, 2025

Sep 26, 2026

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Second Amended Notice for Exam No. 5342 from the Department of Citywide Administrative Services, Bureau of Examinations. Provides application window (Dec 10, 2024 to Mar 25, 2025), application fee details and conditions for fee waivers, and states that multiple-choice testing is expected to begin April 16, 2025. Describes police officer duties, special working conditions, physical and environmental requirements, salary range and benefits, and the education, experience, age, and eligibility verification expectations, including updates regarding New York City residency credit.

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When to Apply

Application Fee

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What the Job Involves

Special Working Conditions

Physical and Environmental Conditions

The Salary

How to Qualify

Education and Experience Requirements

Age Requirement

ERIC L. ADAMS Mayor LOUIS A. MOLINA Commissioner DEPARTMENT OF CITYWIDE ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES BUREAU OF EXAMINATIONS NOTICE OF EXAMINATION | POLICE OFFICER
Exam No. 5342
SECOND AMENDED NOTICE-June 4, 2025 | | --- | |
WHEN TO APPLY: From: December 10, 2024
To: March 25, 2025
APPLICATION FEE: $40.00
If you choose to pay the application fee with a credit/debit/gift card, you will be charged a service fee of 2.00% of the payment amount. This service fee is nonrefundable.
CANDIDATES WHO DEMONSTRATE THAT THEY ARE A VETERAN, UNEMPLOYED, RECEIVING PUBLIC ASSISTANCE, OR SUPPLEMENTARY SECURITY INCOME, ARE ENTITLED TO A WAIVER OF THE APPLICATION FEE.
THE TEST DATE: Multiple-choice testing is expected to begin on Wednesday, April 16, 2025. | The Notice of Examination is amended to include a new acceptable method of demonstrating eligibility for New York City Residency Credit. Candidates who previously applied do not need to apply again. YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR READING THIS ENTIRE NOTICE BEFORE YOU SUBMIT YOUR APPLICATION. WHAT THE JOB INVOLVES: Police Officers perform general police duties and related work in the New York City Police Department including connecting and building relationships with the community. They patrol an assigned area on foot orin a vehicle to prevent crime; apprehend crime suspects; intervene in various situations involving crimes in progress, aided cases, complaints, emotionally disturbed persons, etc. ; respond to and investigate vehicular accidents; investigate specific offenses; interact with prisoners; operate and maintain patrol vehicles; issue summonses; obtain information regarding incidents by interviewing witnesses, victims, and/or complainants; safeguard and voucher found, seized or recovered property; provide information to the public; handle situations involving maltreated, abused, or missing children; interact with juveniles; maybe assigned to crowd control for large-scale events such as demonstrations, rallies and parades; prepare forms and reports; and testify in court. All Police Officers perform related work. Special Working Conditions: Police Officers will be required to work various shifts including nights, Saturdays, Sundays, holidays, and to work rotating tours, change tours or work overtime when ordered, as permitted by the Collective Bargaining Agreement. Some of the physical activities performed by Police Officers and environmental conditions experienced are: working outdoors in all kinds of weather; walking and/or standing in an assigned area during a tour while remaining alert; driving or sitting in a patrol car during a tour while remaining alert; running after a fleeing suspect; climbing up stairs; carrying an injured adult with assistance; gripping persons to prevent escape restraining a suspect by use of handcuffs; detecting odors such as those caused by smoke or gas leaks; engaging in hand to hand struggles to subdue a suspect resisting arrest; being physically active for prolonged periods of time; understanding verbal communication over the radio with background noise; reading and writing under low light conditions; carrying or wearing heavy equipment; and wearing a bullet resistant vest. (This is a brief description of what you might do in this position and does not include all the duties of this position.) THE SALARY: The current minimum salary is $55,942 per annum. Incumbents will receive salary increments reaching $109,352 per annum at the completion of five and one-half years employment. This rate is subject to change. In addition, there is an annual uniform allowance, holiday pay, and contributions by the City to Welfare and Annuity Funds and City-paid health insurance. Employees also receive a 2.25% differential (of base salary) for neighborhood policing. This rate is subject to change. HOW TO QUALIFY: You will be given the test before we verify your qualifications. You are responsible for determining whether or not

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What education and experience are required to qualify?

By the appointment date, candidates must have either 24 college semester credits at an accredited institution with at least a 2.0 cumulative index, or a four-year high school diploma (or equivalent) plus two years of honorable full-time U.S. military service. Foreign education must be evaluated for U.S. equivalence.

Sep 26, 2026

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