REMARKS
Council Member Restler's concerns about problematic demolition company in district projects
0:59:55
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Council Member Restler highlights issues with a demolition company involved in two projects in and around District 33. He expresses deep concerns about the company's record of wage theft, worker intimidation, and misleading practices.
- Mentions two specific projects: one in Brooklyn Heights and another in Williamsburg
- Describes the demolition company's troubled record, including wage theft and worker intimidation
- Emphasizes the severity of the company's actions, including lying, cheating, and stealing money
Lincoln Restler
0:59:55
I just wanna maybe bring it back to local experiences in my district.
1:00:00
Right now, we have 2 projects in and around District 33, 1 in in the heart of Brooklyn Heights at Saint Francis, 1 up in Williamsburg, and Jen and Casa member Gutierrez is district, but on a project that means a lot to her and I both, where the developers have brought in a demolition company that has a deeply troubled record, deeply concerning record of wage theft, of being misleading
Jamal Butler
1:00:32
with
Lincoln Restler
1:00:35
the public I mean, I could go on at at great length about the worker intimidation around, you know, how they have lied and cheated and and frankly stolen money.
1:00:44
And Yet, I have no leverage to stop them.
1:00:49
Right?
