2025 ELECTION: Advocates welcome approval of housing reform ballot proposals on election day

New Yorkers voted Tuesday to approve three divisive ballot proposals that aim to fast-track certain housing developments and stimulate housing production in districts that lag far behind the citywide median. 

Questions 2-4 on the ballot, proposed by a Charter Review Commission (CRC) convened by outgoing Mayor Eric Adams, will alter how the city approves housing developments and had ignited a fierce battle between the City Council and City Hall.