Breaking Down The 2025 Nyc Ballot Proposals

Ahead of Election Day tomorrow, I want to remind New Yorkers to flip their ballots and vote on the six ballot proposals. These are challenging but crucial issues, and just as we have a civic responsibility to make our voices heard as voters, I feel a responsibility as a current city official to share my stances... On proposal one, I am voting to support the effort – to allow improvements to the Olympic complex in the Adirondack Park while preserving more acres of this forest land for the future. Proposals two through four have understandably been the most contentious, and understandably so – housing affordability and availability are among the top issues facing our city, and broken systems are partially responsible. However, even as the problems are immense and urgent, and the ideas at the core of these questions are strong, the language of some of the proposed solutions from this mayor’s commission is flawed. The second proposal is designed to accelerate the timeline for producing publicly-financed affordable housing, a good goal, and to do the same for other affordable projects in neighborhoods that have not carried their fair...

This thankfully includes both rental and ownership, and includes consideration of neighborhood character in the approval process. I have several concerns about the second portion of this measure, including that the standard of affordability is set on the city’s Mandatory Inclusionary Housing program, an inadequate metric that has in the past... If we are serious about truly affordable housing, we need to set a higher standard for lowering cost – at the same time, that seriousness also demands action. With reservations, and with significant work ahead to address the concerns that I and others have through implementation, I will be voting yes on this second question. While much of the attention in Tuesday’s election was focused on the New York City mayoral contest, voters were also asked to decide half a dozen ballot proposals, including one up for statewide consideration. They voted yes across the board, except for one proposal.

Results continue to be tabulated. See where things stand, and what the "yes" votes could mean going forward. The details below were provided by NYCVotes.org , an initiative of the New York City Campaign Finance Board. Visit their website for more information on -- including arguments for and against -- each proposal. Stream the Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree Lighting at 6:30 p.m. ET on Wednesday, Dec.

3 Amendment to allow Olympics sports complex in Essex County on state forest preserve land. With early voting already breaking records across the city, one Queens neighborhood has found itself at the enter of the 2025 election season’s energy. Last Sunday, Democratic mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani drew a sold-out crowd for a get-out-the-vote rally at Forest Hills Stadium alongside progressive celebrities (Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Sen. Bernie Sanders).

The previous weekend, the borough’s No Kings Rally in Forest Hills also drew thousands of protestors against the Trump administration’s policies on immigration, militarization of Democratic-leaning cities and attacks on free speech, as Epicenter... And last Thursday, a smaller but equally engaged crowd packed the basement of the Forest Hills Library for a civic education event. Hosted by the neighborhood’s nonpartisan group, Let’s Talk Democracy the forum zeroed in on the fine print: the six ballot proposals before voters this fall. Leading the discussion was Ben Yee — a state committee member for Manhattan’s 66th Assembly District and former digital campaign director for Barack Obama who’s known for making New York’s civics make sense. We incorporated insights from the forum and other local reporting and research to help you figure out what those proposals are really about, what supporters and opponents say about them and how they could... How it appears on the ballot: “Amendment to Allow Olympic Sports Complex In Essex County on State Forest Preserve Land”

A “Yes” vote: Allows the state to acquire more protected land in the Adirondacks while authorizing the existing Olympic sports complex (after the fact) and regulating its development. New Yorkers will consider tweaking the city’s land use process this year, as well as switching up the election calendar. Tetra Images/Getty Images The New York City mayoral election is eating up much of the attention as it gets closer to Election Day, but there’s another important battle playing out in the background: the fate of ballot... There will be six proposals on the New York City ballot this fall, five of which were crafted by a Charter Revision Commission convened by Mayor Eric Adams. A firestorm has erupted around three of those in particular, furthering the divide between the Adams administration and the City Council, in addition to forging some uncommon alliances.

Arguing that the proposals’ language was misleading, the City Council sought to get the Board of Elections to take the measures off the ballot last month, but after that failed, leadership began mounting an... The proposals have plenty of supporters too – a broad coalition of housing advocates and elected officials like Manhattan Borough President Mark Levine and Comptroller Brad Lander are touting the measures as essential tools... Both sides can acknowledge that these proposals are complex and not easily distilled into a few sentences on the back of a ballot. The language that’ll appear on the ballot can be found on the New York City Board of Elections’ website. Here’s a breakdown of each measure. Question 1: “Amendment to allow Olympic Sports Complex in Essex County on state forest preserve land”

FOX 5 NY's Dan Bowens and Robert Moses are breaking down the ballot in this year's New York City election. NEW YORK - As New Yorkers get ready to head to the polls with early voting beginning Friday, some may still feel confused about this year's ballot: Why are some candidates listed twice? What's on the back? Why does Mayor Eric Adams appear? FOX 5 NY's Robert Moses and Dan Bowens walk through what voters need to know. Here’s a breakdown:

A: You might notice mayoral candidates like Zohran Mamdani or Curtis Sliwa listed twice — that’s because they’re endorsed by multiple parties. Mamdani appears on both the Democratic and Working Families party lines, while Sliwa is listed under Republican and Protect Animals. But remember: You can only vote once for a candidate. Filling in both circles for the same person won’t give them two votes — it just risks confusing your ballot. So, pick one circle next to your preferred candidate’s name, under either party line. There are six proposals on the ballot this year.

Ballot proposals are suggested changes to the state and city’s governing documents, the State Constitution and the City Charter. Voters get to decide on the changes they want to see passed. This proposal would change the New York State Constitution. Changes to the Constitution require statewide approval. The 2025 Charter Revision Commission reviewed the New York City Charter, held public hearings, considered public input, and suggested five changes to the Charter. Still confused about the ballot proposals?

We’ve got you. We invited New Yorkers to submit statements on ballot proposals, whether you support or oppose them. We summarized the submissions we received and published those summaries below, so you can see the key arguments for and against each proposal before you make your own decisions. NEW YORK (WABC) -- In addition to voting for the next mayor of New York City, voters will also answer six ballot questions when they head to the polls for the 2025 election. The first measure would change the New York State Constitution, which requires statewide approval, while proposals 2-6 are suggested by the 2025 Charter Revision Commission after the charter held public hearings and considered public... And as far as topics covered, ballot questions 2-4 all focus on affordable housing in the city amid a back and forth between Mayor Eric Adams and the New York City Council.

Eyewitness News is breaking down what each of the ballot questions are and what you need to know. This proposal would allow the expansion of new ski trails in the Olympic Sports Complex in Essex County, New York. The Olympic Sport Complex is in state forest preserve land. This proposal would also require New York State to add 2,500 acres of protected forest land to Adirondack Park. To change the text size on this website you can use your web browser's settings. Most browsers include functionality to let you increase or decrease the text on a web page.

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View > Text Size > Largest In the View menu, select Zoom In. View > Zoom In Allows skiing and related trail facilities on state forest preserve land. The site is 1,039 acres. Requires State to add 2,500 acres of new forest land in Adirondack Park.

A yes vote authorizes new ski trails and related facilities in the Adirondack forest preserve. It will essentially provide the legal basis for work already completed and future necessary improvements to the Complex. Supporters urging voters to vote in favor of this Constitutional Amendment in November include: Previously, efforts were made to stop the proposed amendment to ensure that facilities at the Complex would not further violate the Forever Wild Clause. Currently no groups are on record opposing this proposed Constitutional Amendment. Five citywide ballot proposals appeared on the general election ballot in New York City on November 4, 2025.

One statewide proposal, Proposal 1, also appeared on the city ballot.[1] Proposal 1 passed with a majority of the statewide vote. Proposals 2, 3, and 4, which all dealt with affordable housing or land use, passed. Proposal 5, allowing for the creation of a digitized central city map, also passed. Proposal 6, which would have moved local elections to be in line with presidential election years, was not passed.[2][3] Proposals 2, 3, 4, and 5, which would amend the city's charter, were developed by New York City's Charter Revision Commission.[4]

Proposals 2, 3, and 4 were challenged by the Speaker of the New York City Council, Adrienne Adams.[5] She alleged that the ballot language was unfair, but the wording was upheld by the New... The City Council has spent an estimated $13,000 on digital ads, and an unknown amount on postage for paper mailers, to tell voters that Proposals 2, 3, and 4 are “misleading” and would “take...

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