Candidates aren’t the only ones on the ballot as the Big Apple gears up for Election Day.

New Yorkers will have the chance to check the box on six ballot initiatives Tuesday — one at the state level and five citywide — which could drastically change the current methods by which affordable housing is approved.

The proposals — written by the city’s charter commission with public input — have been a tug of war between the City Council and Mayor Eric Adams, with many of the changes looking to restrict the council’s land use and rezoning powers.

People voting at a polling station at the Borough of Manhattan Community College on Nov. 2, 2025. Getty Images

Councilmembers have slammed the measures as “misleading,” while proponents say they are necessary to address the city’s housing crisis.

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