Of the six ballot initiatives submitted to the New York City General Election on the 4th, five passed, with one exception.<\/p>\n
According to unofficial tallies from the New York City Board of Elections on the 5th, only Proposition 6, which proposed “moving New York City elections to the even-numbered years of the presidential election,” was defeated by 53.03% of the vote.<\/p>\n
Propositions 2 through 4, on which the New York City Council and the New York City Mayor were locked in a tight race, all passed, and with the mayor’s landslide victory, affordable housing development and minor modification projects in New York City are expected to be further streamlined without going through the City Council’s approval process.<\/p>\n
Proposition 2, which passed with 58.32% of the vote, establishes a fast track to expedite affordable housing development without going through the City Council’s approval process. Proposition 3, which aimed to streamline the review process for minor housing and infrastructure projects, passed with 56.75% of the vote.<\/p>\n
Proposition 4, which established a three-member Affordable Housing Appeals Board comprised of the City Council President, Borough President, and Mayor, also passed with 58.30% of the vote.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, Proposition 5 (creating digital city maps for each borough to modernize city operations) and Proposition 1 (an amendment allowing the development of an Olympic sports complex within the Essex County Forest Preserve (Adirondacks)) both passed with overwhelming approval.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"