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It’s no secret that New York City has a growing office-vacancy problem. Residential conversions are a heavy lift for many of the city’s empty commercial towers because of zoning restrictions, costly logistical issues, or both. But one company is pitching a new possibility for Gotham’s vast, semi-windowless office caverns: conversion to film and TV production studios. Rosalind Tsang, a partner at architecture firm BDP, said that many office buildings with large floors don’t qualify for residentia...

The MTA may have finally voted through a congestion pricing toll in New York City, but that hasn’t stopped small business groups, neighbors and even Broadway theater owners from lining up against the new charges.