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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 over permits that let crews work on the Centre Street jail from 6 a.m. to midnight on weekdays, plus Saturdays and 4 a.m. truck deliveries. The plaintiffs say the site is effectively running around the clock next to senior housing, tenement apartments and small businesses.

Updated Oct 27

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 Oct 27

"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 Oct 27

"Today a New York County Supreme Court judge validated what Chinatown has been saying for a long time: the City's plans for years of nighttime drilling and overnight construction are dangerous to the surrounding community." — via ABC7 New York

from Chinatown residents sue to block after-hours construction at Manhattan jail site · Updated Oct 27