There are areas of agreement that we've talked about, certainly on affordability and the need, in my view, to make sure that we deal with it decisively. That also includes, by the way, dealing with the supply and demand challenge. The demand for affordable housing in New York City and across the country greatly exceeds the supply. And so the only way for us to decisively address this issue is to build our way out of it. (05:19–05:26)
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