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@robertcfried.bsky.social Oct 10, 2026, 3:06 AM

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@robertcfried.bsky.social Oct 8, 2026, 12:36 AM

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New York City voters will decide on five proposed changes to the City Charter in the November 3, 2026 election. They cover public-space permissions, city contracting, street projects and city property, building permits, and financial reserves. Each question is a separate yes-or-no decision—not an all-or-nothing package. [haitiantimes](https://haitiantimes.com/2026/09/26/nyc-5-ballot-proposals-election-day-2026/)

The image you shared is **advocacy**: it urges a “yes” vote on all five. It identifies the general subjects, but leaves out some important changes to public hearings and City Council oversight. Here is a more neutral explanation based on the city’s published ballot questions and the commission’s report. [nyc](https://www.nyc.gov/assets/charter/html/coge-adopted-final-report-2026.html)

## 1. Public-space approvals

### What would change?
This proposal would simplify permissions to use public streets and sidewalks for features such as accessibility ramps, planters, benches, and outdoor cafés. These permissions are called “revocable consents”—the city can withdraw them. [nyc](https://www.nyc.gov/assets/charter/html/coge-adopted-final-report-2026.html)

The amendment would:
- Remove mandatory public hearings, while retaining opportunities for community input.
- Remove the City Council’s power to disapprove sidewalk-café applications.
- Combine sidewalk and roadway outdoor-dining applications into a single process and modernize public-notice requirements. [nyc](https://www.nyc.gov/assets/charter/html/coge-adopted-final-report-2026.html)

### What do yes and no mean?
- Yes: Adopt the streamlined approval process.
- No: Keep the existing process, including mandatory hearings and Council review of sidewalk cafés. [nyc](https://www.nyc.gov/assets/charter/downloads/pdf/2026/appendix_a_poposed_ballot_questions_20260723.pdf)

### What should voters weigh?
The intended benefit is faster, less expensive approvals for businesses and property owners. The tradeoff is that …

@hemptressraven.bsky.social Oct 6, 2026, 9:47 PM

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A witchy, Raven-inspired infographic explains that noncitizen voting in U.S. elections is illegal but rare. It summarizes audits and investigations from Heritage, the Brennan Center, Michigan, Georgia, Iowa, and Reuters, all showing isolated or very small numbers of cases rather than evidence for claims of widespread fraud or “hundreds of thousands” of illegal ballots.