Overview
- Questions 2–5, crafted by the City Charter Revision Commission, appear on the back of the ballot as early voting begins and would overhaul parts of New York City’s land‑use process.
- Proposal 2 would fast‑track certain affordable housing, including 100% affordable projects citywide and projects in 12 low‑production districts, with timelines cited as dropping to about 90 days from roughly 240 while preserving community board input.
- Proposal 3 would remove final City Council approval for modest developments—described as up to about 45 feet—and give the City Planning Commission the final say, also covering some infrastructure and resiliency upgrades.
- Proposal 4 would create a three‑member Affordable Housing Appeals Board—Mayor, City Council Speaker, and the relevant borough president—empowered to overturn Council housing decisions by a two‑to‑one vote, while Proposal 5 would consolidate 8,000 paper maps into a unified digital city map under DCP.
- Mayor Eric Adams, housing advocates and allied campaigns urge a Yes vote to address a 1.4% rental vacancy rate and boost production, while City Council leaders rally No campaigns and face accusations—disputed in an opinion piece and by legal commentators—of using taxpayer‑funded mailers to sway voters.