Queens County Savings Bank opens in Queens College

Students at Queens College have a new banking option, and they don’t even have to leave campus to take care of all their banking needs.
That’s because Queens County Savings Bank opened up its newest branch in Queens College’s student union on Friday, February 6.
The branch, which is Queens County Savings Bank’s 178th location throughout the region, will also feature a recruitment center where students can learn about the banking industry and even apply for jobs at Queens County Savings Bank and its parent-company New York Community Bank.
“In a time when unemployment is extremely high and prospects seem limited, we have job opportunities for young people throughout the region,” said New York Community Bank Chair, President and CEO Joseph Ficalora, who attended the ribbon cutting ceremony with other bank employees and community leaders. “Our ranks are filled with people that grew up in or went to school in the neighborhoods we serve.”
Queens County Savings Bank, which is celebrating its 150th anniversary in the community, has been working with Queens College for more than a century so opening the branch as well as the recruitment center at Queens College was a natural choice.
“As you know our students are always looking for jobs and one of the great features of this bank is a recruitment center so that our students can find out about working in a bank,” Queens College President James Muyskens said.
Students at Queens College started taking advantage of the bank’s services immediately after the ceremonial ribbon cutting with sophomore Jarell Bannister, 19, opening up a checking account that afternoon.
“It very convenient when you are on campus,” said Bannister, who previously had to make a special trip to the bank before this branch opened.
Meanwhile, Adjani Papillon, a graduate student at Queens College who is the school’s student body president, said that in addition to being convenient for students, it would also draw more traffic to the student union.
“It’s a win-win situation for everyone,” Papillon said.