Department of Citywide Administrative Services
Coverage of Department of Citywide Administrative Services in the Nexus archive.
- Mamdani signs executive order requiring city vehicles be equipped with pedestrian alert, speed limiter devices
Mayor Zohran Mamdani signed Executive Order 19 requiring city non-emergency trucks to be equipped with pedestrian alert and speed limiter devices by 2029. The order mandates 4,000 fleet trucks managed by DCAS to have these technologies, which have already reduced hazardous speeding by 64% on 1,000 city vehicles. The city has also implemented a program through the Stop Super Speeders Act to install speed limiters in private vehicles with excessive school-zone speeding violations.
- NYC waives civil service exam fees for city jobs: Do you qualify?
New York City is waiving civil service exam fees for high school students and first-time test takers, announced Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Commissioner Yume Kitasei. The policy aims to make the city job application process more accessible.
- Mamdani transfers vacant Rikers Island facilities, restarting dormant piece of jail’s closure plan
Mayor Zohran Mamdani's administration transferred the vacant North Infirmary Command and portions of two other Rikers Island facilities from the Department of Correction to the Department of Citywide Administrative Services, advancing New York City's plan to close Rikers Island and replace it with a borough-based jail system. The move marks the first such transfer since 2021 and follows the opening of a therapeutic housing unit at Bellevue Hospital to house detainees with medical and mental health needs.
- Mamdani moves to protect workers from extreme heat, but private-sector reach is unclear
Mayor Zohran Mamdani signed an executive order to expand heat-safety protections for city workers, including multilingual guidance and prevention plans, but the measure does not immediately enforce similar standards for private-sector employers. The Health Department's 2026 report highlighted rising heat-related deaths, with 8% of heat-stress deaths linked to work.
- Under Mamdani, New York Will Be the First to Open Free Childcare Center for City Workers
New York City will open The Little Apple, the first free daycare for municipal workers in the U.S., under Mayor Zohran Mamdani. The pilot program, located in Manhattan, offers 40 free childcare spots for city workers' children aged six weeks to three years, funded with a $1.5 million budget. The initiative aims to address childcare affordability challenges and retain city employees.