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Just 10 of New York City’s 51 Council districts have produced more than half of all new affordable housing since 2014, according to a new report. Released as a special update to the New York Housing Conference’s NYC Housing Tracker Report, the analysis—titled “Why Charter Land Use Reforms Are Needed“—finds that 13 districts have built more than 4,000 affordable homes, while 10 have added fewer than 300, and four have produced under 100. The report comes as New Yorkers are currently voting on four housing-related ballot questions, which would change the city’s land use review process and, according to critics, give the mayor more power and remove Council oversight.
Typically released annually, the special edition of the Housing Tracker Report covers data from January through June 2025 as a way to explain the group’s support for the charter reforms.
During this period, the 10 highest-performing districts averaged 454 new affordable homes each, led by Brooklyn’s District 47, which financed 706 units in just six months…