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Discussion on after-hours work variances (AHVs) and construction schedule for Brooklyn jail

5:07:49

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90 sec

Jeffrey Margolis responds to Council Member Restler's concerns about after-hours work variances (AHVs) and the construction schedule for the Brooklyn jail, while Restler continues to press for solutions to mitigate community impact.

Margolis acknowledges that work will intensify, with worker numbers increasing from 200
He explains that some AHVs, like those for Atlantic Avenue work, are temporary
Restler shares constituent complaints about late-night construction noise
Margolis states that keeping people up at night was not their intention, but emphasizes the complexity of building secure jails
The discussion highlights the tension between construction needs and community impact

Jeffrey Margolis

5:07:49

You know, we can always have that conversation.

5:07:51

I do wanna acknowledge that work will continue to pick up.

5:07:56

So right now we're at approximately 200 workers.

5:07:58

We are going to see that increase.

5:08:00

So work is really going to speed up.

5:08:01

As you probably know they're pouring the foundations right now.

5:08:05

I would say the AHV for the Atlantic Avenue work, that's only expected until they finish that utility work, the 4AM work.

5:08:13

So that will hopefully dissipate and make that

Lincoln Restler

5:08:15

a As you know, because I've shared it with you, I've got constituents who complain about pile driving into Atlantic Avenue at 03:45 in the morning.

5:08:22

I you say that it's on you don't you can't give a commitment that that's not gonna happen again when issues arise.

5:08:28

It's just what I don't understand is we have a timeline for the project.

5:08:33

It's 2029.

5:08:34

It's already slow.

5:08:36

But the explanation for why we need AHVs until midnight is that that's not to speed up the timeline for the project, that's just the timeline for the project.

5:08:44

That you're treating it that and so it's very challenging for me to understand, was that just plan from the beginning when you looked at the construction timelines three years ago and considered these vendors that you were just gonna have work go until midnight every night for five years, six years?

William Medina

5:08:59

I don't

Jeffrey Margolis

5:08:59

think it was ever our intention to keep people up at night.

5:09:02

I think we are trying to move this along.

5:09:05

As you know these are complex facilities.

5:09:07

It takes a tremendous amount of time to build a secure gel with the programming, with everything that the Littmann Commission and the borough based gels program requires and deserves.

5:09:16

And, you know, we'll continue to try and mitigate those hours.

Lincoln Restler

5:09:19

Yeah.

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