I toured there and saw that not only did rents stop going up, they stabilized, and now they're coming down. So we have the proof point that it actually works. So that's why these dollars make a difference. And Every one of the communities that was receiving this award is a pro housing community that was designated by me two years ago. that when I was told I needed to give more carrots, the leader and I talked about carrots. I have accepted that. I listened. $750 million worth of carrots is a lot of carrots. (15:08–15:17)
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Asserts that awarded communities were designated as pro-housing by Kathy Hochul two years ago.
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