CITYWIDE — THE NEXT MILE NYC, a commercial driver’s license training and career support to thousands of New Yorkers under community supervision, has been expanded to include eligible New Yorkers on probation, Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced Thursday.
The mayor and Deanna Logan, director of the Mayor’s Office of Criminal Justice, and Sharun Goodwin, commissioner of the Department of Probation, said the expansion and a new partnership extend Next Mile NYC to more than 11,000 New Yorkers currently under DOP supervision across the five boroughs, building on the program’s success serving justice-involved New Yorkers in the community. A prior expansion in March 2026 brought the program to people in custody on Rikers Island.
Through workforce development organization Emerge Career, participants complete a 40-hour online CDL training course, earn their Commercial Learner’s Permits, receive behind-the-wheel instruction and pass the New York State CDL road test. Graduates also receive job placement support connecting them with employers offering salaries ranging from $70,000 to $125,000.
Since Next Mile NYC launched in 2025, 306 participants have earned CLPs and 187 have obtained CDLs; 111 participants have secured full-time employment. Zero participants have reported being rearrested, according to the mayor’s office.
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