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Housing & Homelessness

Need for ‘SPEED’: Mayor Mamdani aims to cut affordable housing lottery delays by half

By Adam Daly
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Posted on May 13, 2026

City Hall is betting it can fix the housing lottery.

The Mamdani administration is planning to shorten the application window for affordable housing lotteries from 60 days to 21 days and overhaul how applicants are screened, part of a broader plan Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced Wednesday to move tenants into completed apartments faster.

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Need for ‘SPEED’: Mayor Mamdani aims to cut affordable housing lottery delays by half

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