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actualtext t1_j2mrlm9 wrote

> “Yearslong demolition and construction will destabilize nearby buildings, devastate seniors living adjacent to the massive construction zone, and have vast economic consequences on local business,” Lee added. “These are only a few of the issues that will erase Chinatown off the map.”

Construction noise in a city is not an excuse to prevent a project. It’s got to be the worst excuse you could come up with. I remember hearing a similar excuse being used earlier this year when the MTA needed to pick a location for a new power substation in Manhattan.

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rabdas t1_j2myadq wrote

4 years of non-stop construction is by no means normal. That’s actually on the quicker timeline. The city is approving 7-10 year long construction to contractors who have no business building such large structures. Private developers build at quicker pace because they can’t afford a property in development for that long.

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nationalmoz t1_j2mutfq wrote

Far better excuse is: It's a bit shitty, but it's a prison. Why are we spending so much time fretting over this?

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