New Yorkers will decide in November whether to overhaul the city’s land use review process. If passed, these changes would provide some projects a speedier path to approval and shift the power dynamics for affordable housing projects, previously at the mercy of reluctant City Council members.  The Charter Revision Commission on Monday voted to approve five questions to be placed on the ballot in the upcoming general election. Four of the questions focus on land use and one asks if local elections should be moved to even years, coinciding with presidential elections, in an effort to increase turnout.  A few […]

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