# New York Launches $10 Million AI Jobs Institute in Queens, Aiming to Train 40,000 Workers > Governor Hochul announced a new Long Island City hub, run by workforce group Pursuit, to connect lower-income New Yorkers to AI careers, with funding and training credits from Google, Wells Fargo, OpenAI and Anthropic. - Source: Principle Post - Canonical URL: https://principlepost.com/article/nyc-ai-jobs-institute-queens-workforce-training - Author: Principle Post Staff - Section: Policy - Published: 2026-10-22T20:28:00.000Z - Updated: 2026-10-22T20:28:00.000Z - Tags: New York City, AI Jobs Institute, Kathy Hochul, workforce training, Queens --- New York is spending $10 million to launch the AI Jobs Institute, a new training hub in Long Island City, Queens, aimed at preparing tens of thousands of New Yorkers for careers in artificial intelligence. Governor Kathy Hochul announced the initiative, which is designed and operated by Pursuit, a tech workforce training and job-placement organization, with a goal of training 40,000 people by 2032. ## A city with the most tech workers, reaching for a wider pool New York already employs more tech workers than any other US city, and the new institute is meant to extend that advantage to residents who have traditionally been left out of the tech economy, particularly lower-income New Yorkers. Private funders including Ascendium Education Group, Google.org, Wells Fargo, Con Edison and Adobe will help pay to operate the center, while OpenAI, Anthropic and Google are separately supplying credits and certificates to a Queens nonprofit that has already trained about 500 people in AI skills. The institute will occupy space at the JACX office complex on Jackson Avenue in Long Island City, with construction set to begin this winter and full occupancy expected by mid-2027. The project reflects a broader push by city and state officials to treat AI literacy as a basic workforce requirement rather than a specialized skill, betting that early, large-scale training can help determine who benefits as AI reshapes entry points into the job market. --- Originally published by Principle Post. Free to cite with attribution and a link to https://principlepost.com/article/nyc-ai-jobs-institute-queens-workforce-training.