REMARKS
Council Member Restler questions the administration's motives in DCAS appointments and decisions
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Council Member Restler poses a series of pointed questions about the motives behind recent appointments and decisions within DCAS, particularly those involving Jesse Hamilton. He challenges the administration's integrity and decision-making process.
- Restler questions why an unqualified political ally was given power over the city's $1.5 billion leasing portfolio
- He asks why Hamilton appeared to undermine the contracting process, potentially to reward a mayoral campaign donor
- Restler also questions the appropriateness of Hamilton's vacation to Japan with Ingrid Lewis Martin and a real estate executive who benefits from DCAS deals
Lincoln Restler
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These actions by the administration leave the city council, prosecutors, and New Yorkers with the same basic question.
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Why?
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Why did the mayor put a completely unqualified political ally in a job with the power to direct the city's $1,500,000,000 leasing portfolio.
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Why did Mister Hamilton undermine the contracting process appearing to punish a qualified bidder and reward a mayoral campaign donor?
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And why did Mister Hamilton go on vacation to Japan Ingrid Lewis Martin and a real estate executive who benefits from DeCast's real estate deals.
