Exclusive | Meet the mayor of Rockefeller Center yes, thats a real job title

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.“He saw something in me that I didn’t even see in myself.

And he stole me away from the club.And then he brought me here to Rockefeller Center,” Jones told The Post.

“I want you to know I think it was one of the best moves I could ever make in my entire life.”Ever since, he has spent his days roaming the center, making sure everyone is getting where they need to go with a smile on their face.Monday through Friday, he arrives on the subway at 8:30 a.m.

and heads home to the missus at 5:45 p.m.— during the holiday season, he also works some weekends.“This is the center of the world,” Jones claims.

“It’s a one-of-a-kind place.”Of course, Rockefeller Center is home to shows like “Saturday Night Live,” “The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon” and the “Today Show.”But when asked about the celebrities he clearly must see daily, he casually confirms Kenan Thompson, Jimmy Fallon, Hoda ...