Meet the mayor of Rockefeller Center — yes, that’s a real job title
NY Post
Amid the metro mayhem of New York City’s Rockefeller Center, CJ — Correll Jones — has become as sturdy a presence as the iconic plaza he’s welcomed guests to for the last 23 years.
That’s why his business card reads: “Mayor of Rockefeller Center.”
And just like his title requires, CJ spends his days making sure things are running smoothly and people are happy running around the complex of 19 commercial buildings covering 22 acres between 48th Street and 51st Street in Midtown Manhattan.
He spends his days roaming around Rockefeller Center with his hundred-watt smile in his gray suit and doorman’s top hat, greeting those who work in the area, helping tourists get where they’re going and making sure that everyone in the crowd is safe and satisfied.
Jones, who was born and bred in Brooklyn, where he still resides, began his career as a greeter at the University Club in 1983.
That’s where Rob Speyer, the chief executive of the Tishman Speyer real estate firm, which owns Rockefeller Center, met Jones and offered him the job down the street in 2002.
