Mayor Adams has convened another Charter Revision Commission to draft changes to the city’s constitution that would be placed before voters for approval in November. The Mayor has made clear he intends to use this process to make it easier for developers to build without public oversight, review, or approval, and pro-deregulation lobbying groups are joining in the push.

The Commission will hold a hybrid “public input session” tomorrow, Wednesday, April 23, from 5 to 8 pm. You can testify in person or via Zoom, as well as submit written comments. We strongly urge you to submit comments saying the following:

I strongly oppose efforts to deregulate development in New York City, or to remove common-sense regulations and oversight which ensure that environmental and other impacts of new development are adequately considered. I urge the Commission not to seek to strip away necessary checks and balances on the development process in our city, and ensure that neighborhood character and historic resources continue to be considered as important parts of the evaluation of appropriate new development in our neighborhoods.