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Impact of Brooklyn jail construction project on local residents
3:09:53
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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?