00:00I'm so proud today to sign COPA into law, a historic piece of legislation that will provide vetted community organizations
00:07with the right of first opportunity to make an offer on eligible buildings before they go to the open market.
00:20And I'm so grateful to Councilmember Nurse not only for her tireless work to bring us to this moment, but
00:25for crafting this bill by listening to the perspectives of New Yorkers who have had to endure year after year
00:32of neglect and of suffering.
00:34This law will give New Yorkers a tool to keep their homes out of the hands of predatory investors seeking
00:40to make a quick and easy buck.
