New York City announced 12 community districts where the voter-approved Affordable Housing Fast Track will take effect starting in Jan. 2027.<\/p>\n
Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Department of City Planning Director Sideya Sherman shared that starting Jan. 1, a streamlined 90-day public review process will be used for eligible rezoning proposals that create affordable housing in the 12 designated districts. <\/p>\n
The 90-day review process will replace the previous 7-month Uniform Land Use Review Procedure (ULURP).<\/p>\n
12 Affordable Housing Fast Track Districts with the lowest rate of affordable housing production <\/p>\n
Brooklyn CD 10: Bay Ridge, Dyker Heights<\/p>\n
Brooklyn CD 12: Borough Park, Kensington <\/p>\n
Brooklyn CD 18: Canarise, Flatlands <\/p>\n
Manhattan CD 7: Upper West Side<\/p>\n
Manhattan CD 8: Upper East Side, Roosevelt Island <\/p>\n
Queens CD 4: Corona, Elmhurst<\/p>\n
Queens CD 5: Ridgewood Maspeth, Middle Village <\/p>\n
Queens CD 10: South Ozone Park, Howard Beach <\/p>\n
Queens CD 11: Aburndale, Bayside, Douglaston<\/p>\n
Queens CD 13: Queens Village, Bellerose, Rosedale<\/p>\n
Staten Island CD 2: Mid-Island<\/p>\n
Staten Island CD 3: South Shore <\/p>\n
The Affordable Housing Fast Track emerged in Nov. 2025 when New Yorkers approved changes to the city charter, addressing the uneven distribution of affordable housing.<\/p>\n
Prior to the Affordable Housing Fast Track, affordable housing has been concentrated to a small number of neighborhoods throughout the city. The 12 fast track districts produced just 1.1% of the city’s new affordable housing over the past five years, averaging just 12 affordable homes per district per year.<\/p>\n
The 12 districts will be recalculated every five years based on updated affordable housing production, with the next list issued in Oct. 2031.<\/p>\n
“New York’s housing crisis is not going to be solved by asking the same neighborhoods to do all the building,” said Mayor Mamdani. “Every New Yorker deserves a home they can afford, and every neighborhood must be a part of delivering it. The Affordable Housing Fast Track gives us a new tool to cut through red tape and make sure our housing growth is shared more fairly across all five boroughs.” <\/p>\n