General Election
New York CityProposal 3
Streets, city property and offices
One vote covers three subjects: street projects, disposal of city property and acquisition of office space.
The official question
Official sourceSpeed 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.
Official YES and NO descriptions
"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.
What your vote means
Change transportation consultation rules, expand expedited review for eligible city-property transactions and remove Planning Commission and Council approvals for city office acquisitions.
Keep the existing transportation procedures, property-review eligibility and city office-acquisition approval process.
Before you decide
Your ballot · Proposal 3
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Undecided
Inside this proposal
See every changeStreet projects
1 change
Transportation projects
Let consulted agencies decide their internal consultation; prevent a missed agency consultation from invalidating a project. Clarify when safety concerns justify immediate implementation.
City property
3 changes
Expedited property review
Add non-landmarked city lots of no more than 10,000 square feet and development rights on city-owned landmark sites to expedited review.
Sales to neighboring owners
Make that authority permanent.
Additional hearing after a delay
Remove that additional hearing requirement.
Office space
1 change
Acquiring office space
Replace those approvals with a citywide administrative-services commissioner determination and notification process.
Who’s weighing in
All statements
Transportation Alternatives
July 23, 2026
“We're particularly excited about ballot proposals one and three, to speed up outdoor dining permitting and fast-track the installation of street infrastructure that will both save lives and save commuters a great deal of time.”
— Ben Furnas, Executive Director of Transportation Alternatives
Reinvent Albany
July 22, 2026
“This question should be solely about streets, street safety, bike lanes, and bus lanes, all of which Reinvent Albany strongly supports. We are extremely unhappy with the way the Commission has combined these totally unrelated issues into one proposed question.”
— Reinvent Albany, written statement