Overview
- Unofficial Board of Elections tallies show Proposals 2–5 passing by comfortable margins, with reports citing more than 56% support and roughly a 3:2 split.
- The measures came from a Charter Revision Commission convened by Mayor Eric Adams, drew support from chair Richard Buery and other city leaders, and faced organized opposition from the City Council, which funded mailers that prompted electioneering complaints.
- Proposal 2 creates two new approval tracks for affordable housing, covering city-financed projects and projects in the 12 community districts that have underbuilt, replacing the lengthier ULURP process for those cases.
- Proposal 3 expedites modest affordable developments, including those seeking up to a 30% floor area ratio increase in medium- and high-density zones or up to 45 feet in height in low-density areas, with provisions to speed smaller or green projects.
- Proposal 4 establishes an Affordable Housing Appeals Board composed of the mayor, the Council speaker and the local borough president, empowered to reverse Council rejections with a 2–1 vote.