With Four Weeks to Election Day, Charter Revision Commission Launches Digital Public Education Campaign and FAQ Materials 

Commission Public Education Campaign Aims to Ensure New Yorkers Know to Flip Their Ballots this November 

NEW YORK – The NYC Charter Revision Commission (CRC) today launched its paid public education campaign, including a series of videos featuring high-profile New York leaders aimed at ensuring voters know to flip their ballots when they go to the polls. The campaign includes digital media ads, public information infrastructure like Link NYC kiosks and Taxi TV, and a newly released “frequently asked questions” document to dispel misinformation as voters seek to learn more about the proposals on their ballot this year.  

The multilingual public education videos include leaders such as Deputy Mayor Adolfo Carrión Jr., Parks Commissioner Iris Rodriguez-Rosa, Interim Housing Preservation and Development Commissioner Ahmed Tigani, Comptroller Brad Lander, CRC Chair Richard R. Buery, Jr., Chinatown Partnership Executive Director Wellington Chen, faith-based affordable housing builder Ericka Keller, “The Homeless Hero” and housing activist Shams DaBaron, and affordable housing resident and nonprofit leader Anasthasia Blair. 

“New Yorkers know that we have a generational housing crisis that is driving neighbors and family members out of this city. This November, New Yorkers will have a once-in-a-generation opportunity to have a direct say on the future of housing. Over the next four weeks, we’ll be working to ensure that New Yorkers flip their ballots and vote on potential reforms to the City Charter,” said Alec Schierenbeck, Executive Director of the Charter Revision Commission. “From digital ads, to Link NYC kiosks, to neighborhood association meetings, we’re doing everything we can to give New Yorkers the facts about what these proposals would do.” 

In July, the Charter Revision Commission voted to advance five proposals to New York City voters, which include reforms to the City’s “Constitution” that would speed review of housing and land use proposals, particularly affordable housing and modest land use changes. The ballot questions are available for public review here, and the CRC’s adopted final report detailing its rationale for the proposals is available here.  

The public education campaign builds on extensive public outreach by the CRC, including ten public hearings, three public meetings, and a public info session, at which the CRC received over 30 hours of testimony and more than 3,000 written comments. The CRC has also worked to educate New Yorkers at meetings of community, neighborhood, and faith groups, aiming to ensure that voters know to flip their ballots this fall.  

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About the NYC Charter Revision Commission 

The New York City Charter Revision Commission, under chair Richard R. Buery, Jr., is tasked with reviewing the New York City Charter and determining how to make New York City’s municipal government more transparent and responsive to the needs of city residents. After hearing from thousands of New Yorkers and holding 12 meetings across the five boroughs, the 2025 Charter Revision Commission has submitted five questions to voters this fall. These five proposals will appear on New Yorkers’ ballots as Questions 2 through 6 (a separate amendment to the state constitution will be Question 1).