Housing & Real Estate Active Updated Oct 4, 2026
The housing fast track
City Planning named 12 community districts, from Bay Ridge to the Upper West Side, that built 883 of the city's 63,870 new affordable homes in five years. Starting Jan. 1, eligible affordable rezonings there get a 90-day review with no City Council vote, under the charter amendment voters passed last November. Council members whose districts are on the list call it a loss of local say.
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Oct 3, 2026 Latest
The Real Deal reported that the fast track cuts review to 90 days from ULURP's roughly seven months, with the City Planning Commission deciding and no Council vote. Queens Council Member Joann Ariola said the mayor "has done his best to try and hobble the City Council."
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Oct 1, 2026
City Planning named 12 community districts for the affordable housing fast track, five of them in Queens and none in the Bronx. Eligible rezonings there get a 90-day review decided by the City Planning Commission, with no Council vote; Upper West Side Council Member Gale Brewer said, 'Take the Upper West Side off the list.'
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