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Khristopher Brooks and his wife, Deprina Godboldo, moved into their new apartment in New Rochelle, New York last March, just as the city was declared one of the state’s first COVID-19 hotspots. That same month, the Manhattan newsroom where Brooks worked five days a week was shut down. He hasn't been back to the building since. "My job doesn't foresee us coming back to our newsroom for most of 2021," said Brooks, a business reporter and editor for CBS News. Like millions of others, Brooks soon learned that he could do his job from home. In fact, the Pew Research Center says 54% of people who can work remotely would like to continue doing so after the coronavirus pandemic. "I really only need a laptop and a cell phone and some strong Wi-Fi to do what I do,” said Brooks. For the last year, a small corner of his 650-square-foot apartment has been Brooks' makeshift office, but he realized that if he's going to be working remotely, he has flexibility. "I can do that in Westchester, or