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Impact of Brooklyn jail construction project on local residents

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Council Member Restler highlights the severe impact of the Brooklyn jail construction project on local residents, emphasizing the need for more considerate scheduling of work hours.

Construction work runs from 7 AM to 4 AM, leaving only 3 hours of quiet time
Jackhammering has occurred until 4 AM for two weeks
Regular work hours are scheduled until midnight for the next four years
Restler expresses frustration with the city's lack of consideration for being a good neighbor during the long-term project

Lincoln Restler

3:09:53

And I want to highlight in particular the jail project.

3:09:56

I'm a big supporter of the borough based jail project.

3:09:58

I want us to close Rikers Island as soon as possible.

3:10:01

But right now, constituents in my district deal with construction that starts at 7AM in the morning and goes until 4AM.

3:10:08

So there's a slight reprieve from 4AM to 7AM where kids can sleep, but we've had jackhammering in the street going until 04:00 in the morning for the last two weeks.

3:10:21

We have the regular work hours go till midnight, and the plan is for those work hours to stay until midnight for the next four years.

3:10:29

This jail, as you probably know, in the heart of Downtown Brooklyn, Boreham Hill, is a very densely populated area.

3:10:35

I have many thousands of constituents who are woken up by the noise at this site every day and every night.

3:10:40

And when we've reached out to the Department of Buildings to modify these AHVs, we sometimes get a receptive response and then city hall overrules us.

3:10:49

And I'm really frustrated.

3:10:50

I'm just deeply, deeply frustrated that the city isn't more concerned about being a better neighbor over a five, six, seven year construction project than we've seen to date.

3:11:00

So how can we work together for more reasonable HVs at the jail site in particular?

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