The second issue that I raised with you that I wanted to raise for the committee is what do we do with all the buildings that are empty in cities like New York? There are so many commercial buildings that no one is going to work in anymore, that are entirely unutilized [in cities like New York]. And I would like to work on legislation to provide conversions to be able to create resources and also authorities so that we can make it easier to take empty buildings and transform them into critical housing needs. (04:16–04:23)
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