The mayor marked the first day of his administration by building upon his campaign crusade to freeze the rent with a series of orders designed to address the housing crisis.

Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced three executive orders to address NYC’s housing crisis: revitalizing the Mayor’s Office to Protect Tenants, creating the LIFT Task Force to accelerate housing development on city-owned land, and establishing the SPEED Task Force to streamline housing construction procedures.

Mamdani’s office released the following descriptions of the new task forces.

• LIFT Task Force (Land Inventory Fast Track) will leverage city-owned land to accelerate housing development, increase supply, and drive down costs. The task force will review city-owned properties and identify sites suitable for housing development no later than July 1, 2026.
• The SPEED Task Force (Streamlining Procedures to Expedite Equitable Development) will identify and remove bureaucratic and permitting barriers that drive up costs and slow housing construction and lease-up, making it more affordable to build and easier to access housing across New York City.