A new era is under way at Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s Department of Citywide Administrative Services. A significant reorganization at the department will be announced on Friday impacting at least 13 employees, including seven who are expected to be terminated, according to a City Hall source granted anonymity to discuss the plans before the announcement.
There’s a lot that’s still unclear, like the full list of affected employees and the exact justifications for the reorganization. But the changes, which City & State is told include reassignments and pay cuts for a handful of the employees who aren’t being terminated, are part of an effort by the Mamdani administration to signal they’re taking a hard look at an agency caught up in corruption allegations during Mayor Eric Adams’ administration.
The source described some of the people affected as having been linked to or “installed” by former deputy commissioner Jesse Hamilton, who was indicted last year for allegedly conspiring to direct a contract towards a real estate developer in exchange for personal favors. Hamilton was also under investigation for steering a major contract towards an Adams campaign donor. (Hamilton resigned following his indictment in August 2025 and pleaded not guilty.)…