Besides electing a new mayor, New Yorkers will also have to vote on several measures that could change how city government approves new housing.

While mayoral candidates Andrew Cuomo and Curtis Sliwa are making it clear this week that they’re on opposite sides of the issue, Democratic nominee Zohran Mamdani has yet to say how he will vote on the divisive referendums.

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Besides electing the new top dog at City Hall in November, New Yorkers will need to decide if they want several proposed housing-related changes to the City Charter

One would fast-track applications in neighborhoods that typically don’t produce a lot of affordable housing, while the second would simplify the review period of modest amounts of additional housing and another would create a new affordabl

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