Source: newsletter du consulat.
Outsourcing of visa applications for France in the United States [fr]
An important change in the visa application process in New York will be implemented on July 26th,
To streamline the Visa application process and reduce wait times, the process of collecting visa applications will be outsourced to the company VFS Global. As a result, the Visa Department of the French Consulate in New York will close permanently as of July 25, 2018 and will no longer be able to issue visas.
VFS Global Centers have already opened in Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, San Francisco and Washington. Submitting an application at a VFS Center is done by means of an on-line appointment at this site: https://france-visas.gouv.fr/en_US/web/france-visas.
As of July 26, 2018, applicants in the United States will be able to submit their application at the VFS center of their choice, regardless of their place of residence.