The FDNY’s $10 million minority recruitment drive has floundered, because hundreds of black and Hispanic candidates haven’t paid a $30 application fee, The Post has learned.
Normally, candidates for NYC civil service jobs can’t take the exams unless they complete the application and pay the fee. About 45,000 people took the city’s firefighter exam last September through October.
But at the FDNY’s request, the Department of Citywide Administrative Services, which administers the exam, let 1,010 people take the firefighter exam without completing their applications, officials said. As of June 28, a total of 900 would-be Bravest — including 406 blacks and 262 Hispanics — remain in limbo because they haven’t paid the $30 application fee or obtained a fee waiver, records show.