Study converting office buildings into homes

Due to the housing crisis, the city is considering converting some office buildings into residential sites.

This Tuesday they will consider the proposal of Governor Hochul and Mayor Eric Adams to carry out this initiative to convert commercial spaces into affordable housing.

Some developers complain that land reclamation takes too long and they run into problems and barriers from the city government.

Juan Manuel Benítez, presenter of Pura Política, talked about this and other topics with the Bronx councilor Rafael Salamanca, who leads the Land Use Committee in the Municipal Council.