The rapid and secretive nature of current data center development can trigger intense local opposition, similar to how communities might react to unwanted large-scale industrial projects.

“Yeah, the size thing even if it seems dumb I I understand that a lot more as well. Like it feels like the beginning of any um, of any like sci-fi horror movie or something where you have a small city and then like that's the data center and there's just like this sleek black alien building that the ”

The current building code in New York is outdated and overly complex, and auditing it to create a simpler model could significantly reduce construction costs.

“And what I would do is propose a model building code that we estimate will strip 15% of the cost to construct anything, not just housing, which obviously I care a lot about. Uh, and New Yorkers need more of, but anything.”