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New York City Ballot Question 3: Street safety projects, unused City property and office leasing

On the ballot in
City of New York
Vote
Yes or no
Election
Nov 3, 2026

The question, as printed on the ballot

Proposed Charter Amendment: Speed Up Street Safety Projects, Disposition of Unused City Property, Office Leasing Simplify review of street safety projects to reduce construction timelines. Fast track disposition of unused City property with approval from City Planning Commission. Expedite leasing offices used for City workforce. "Yes" simplifies street project approval, City property disposition and office leasing. "No" maintains intra-agency consultation for road projects, Council approval for City property dispositions and Council disapproval of office leases.

A “Yes” vote means

A yes vote simplifies approval of street safety projects, the disposition of unused City property and the leasing of offices for City workers.

A “No” vote means

A no vote keeps intra-agency consultation for road projects, Council approval of City property dispositions and Council disapproval of office leases.

Official plain English statement

This proposal would simplify the approval process for street safety projects by eliminating certain intra-agency consultation requirements. This proposal would also allow the Department of Citywide Administrative Services (DCAS) to sell or otherwise dispose of smaller City-owned properties and development rights using an expedited land use review process, make permanent a program allowing DCAS to sell certain undevelopable properties without public auction, and speed up the process for the City’s acquisition of office space for City employees by removing a public hearing before the City Planning Commission and review by the City Council.

Question wording from the Board of Elections' Appendix A and its contest list; the plain-English text is the opening paragraph of the official abstract (Appendix B), which goes on to describe current law, the proposed changes and when they take effect.

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