REMARKS
Council Member Restler outlines DCAS's critical responsibilities
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Council Member Restler describes the crucial role of the Department of Citywide Administrative Services (DCAS) in New York City government operations. He highlights the agency's key responsibilities and the scale of its real estate portfolio.
- DCAS manages city agency space, civil service recruitment, procurement, and the city's vehicle fleet
- The agency oversees a $1.5 billion leasing portfolio with nearly 400 leases totaling 22 million square feet
- New York City is noted as the largest tenant in the city
Lincoln Restler
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The Department of Citywide Administrative Services is the back office for our entire city government.
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Ensuring city agencies and workers have adequate space, hiring the city workforce, via civil service recruitment, managing procurement, overseeing the 30,000 vehicle city fleet, and so much more.
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City government simply can't function without the hard work of DCAS.
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1 of the agency's most critical responsibilities is overseeing the city's real estate portfolio.
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And ensuring that every city agency has space to do their work.
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Over the past 2 decades, the city spending on leases has grown dramatically.
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DeCast now oversees a $1,500,000,000 leasing portfolio.
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Including nearly 400 leases totaling 22,000,000 square feet.
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The city has been the long the city has long been the largest tenant in New York City.
