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NYC launches ‘Fast Track’ program to speed affordable housing development, includes Brooklyn site

New York City launched a Fast Track program to cut affordable housing development timelines in half, selecting 784-800 Myrtle Avenue in Brooklyn as a pilot site.

By Bushwick Daily News Desk

March 26, 2026 · 2 min read

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NYC launches ‘Fast Track’ program to speed affordable housing development, includes Brooklyn site

New York City launched a Fast Track program to cut affordable housing development timelines in half, selecting 784-800 Myrtle Avenue in Brooklyn as a pilot site.

Bushwick Daily News Desk Citywide · March 26, 2026Mar 26, 2026 · 2 min read

Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani launched the Neighborhood Builders Fast Track program Tuesday, cutting the timeline to select affordable housing developers by nearly half and targeting 784-800 Myrtle Avenue in Bed-Stuy as one of three initial sites.

The program will pre-qualify affordable housing developers and shorten the Request for Proposals process by eight months. Combined with the new…

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NYC launches ‘Fast Track’ program to speed affordable housing development, includes Brooklyn site

NYC launches ‘Fast Track’ program to speed affordable housing development, includes Brooklyn site

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