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Chinatown residents sue to block after-hours construction at Manhattan jail site

Leading community opposition to construction schedule

Chinatown residents and community groups sued New York City on October 21 to stop the new 18-hour workdays at the Manhattan jail rising on Centre Street. The suit challenges permits, issued in early October, that allow construction from 6 a.m. to midnight on weekdays, plus Saturday shifts and dawn truck deliveries.

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Notable Quotes

"We believe in closing Rikers, but its closure should not cause more marginalized communities to suffer." — via New York Post

from Chinatown residents sue to block after-hours construction at Manhattan jail site · Updated 2 hours ago

"Subjecting them to around-the-clock drilling and construction through their final years is inhumane and cruel." — via New York Post

from Chinatown residents sue to block after-hours construction at Manhattan jail site · Updated 2 hours ago