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On the Ballot: New York City's Charter Revision Commission
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The NYU Furman Center hosted a Policy Breakfast, On the Ballot: New York City’s Charter Revision Commission for a conversation about two affordable housing ballot measures proposed by the New York Charter Revision Commission to help expedite housing production to meet growing demand.
New York City registered voters will weigh in this November on five ballot measures, including three questions that would impact housing in New York City that were proposed in the Commission’s final July final report.
- The first question to “Fast Track Affordable Housing” proposes two changes to the city’s review process for affordable housing projects. The first proposed amendment would allow the City’s Board of Standards and Appeals to provide waivers to Housing Development Fund Corporations (HDFCs) for zoning relief using a shorter process than now applies. The second, building on the passage of the New York City Council’s Fair Housing Framework, would propose a new, accelerated review process, called the “Affordable Housing Fast Track,” for projects in the 12 community districts that produced a lower share of affordable housing over a five-year period.
- The second question on the ballot would create an “Expedited Land Use Review Procedure,” which streamlines the timing for certain review periods for eligible projects.
- The third question on the ballot would establish an “Affordable Housing Appeals Board,” consisting of the applicable Borough President, the Mayor, and the Speaker of the City Council, which would have the power to reverse City Council decisions on land use applications.
Panelists
- Anita Laremont, Charter Revision Commission Member and Partner at Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP
- Layla Law-Gisiko, President of the City Club of New York
- Mark Levine, Manhattan Borough President
- David N. Schleicher, Walter E. Meyer Professor of Property and Urban Law, Yale Law School
Moderator
Vicki Been, Judge Edward Weinfeld Professor of Law, NYU School of Law, and Co-Faculty Director, NYU Furman Center