Overview
- Proposal 2 would bypass the City Council by letting the Board of Standards and Appeals approve publicly funded housing after a 60‑day community review and 30‑day BSA review, and by giving the City Planning Commission final say on affordable projects in 12 low‑production districts after a 60‑day local review and 30–45‑day CPC review.
- Proposal 3 would create an Expedited Land Use Review Process for modest rezonings, covering buildings up to 45 feet in low‑density areas and up to 30% more floor area in medium‑ and high‑density zones, with the CPC making the final decision after 60‑day local and 30‑day CPC reviews.
- Proposal 4 would establish an Affordable Housing Appeals Board composed of the mayor, the City Council speaker, and the relevant borough president, with authority to overturn Council decisions on affordable projects by a two‑to‑one vote.
- Proposal 5 would direct the Department of City Planning to consolidate the city’s fragmented official maps and produce a unified digital City Map, shifting responsibilities from the five borough presidents and setting completion targets for 2028 and 2029.
- Supporters argue the measures would speed approvals and reduce "member deference," with some citing cuts from roughly 215 days to about 90 in targeted cases, while opponents call the language misleading and say most delays occur within mayoral agencies, noting the Council’s review window is legally about 65 days.