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Christine Quinn, speaker of the New York City Council, discusses the pilot program to turn vacant condos into affordable housing.  Rafael Cestero, commissioner of the Department of Housing Preservation and Development, joins the conversation and discusses the pilot program as well as his tenure as HPD commissioner, which is coming to an end this week.

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Christine Quinn, speaker of the New York City Council, discusses the pilot program to turn vacant condos into affordable housing.  Rafael Cestero, Commissioner of the Department of Housing Preservation and Development, joins the conversation and discusses the pilot program as well as his tenure as HPD commissioner, which is coming to an end this week.

Rafael Cestero, commissioner of the Department of Housing Preservation and Development, and Ron Moelis, co-founder and vice chairman of the New York State Association for Affordable Housing (NYSAFAH) and CEO of L+M Development Partners, talk about the NYS Affordable Housing conference and strategies for producing affordable housing in a dramatically different economic environment