City's Six Years of 23-Hour Workdays Violate Environmental Review Laws
NEW YORK, Oct. 22, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Chinatown seniors and community leaders announced a lawsuit to stop the City's years of planned overnight construction of the long-delayed Manhattan "Megajail." The Article 78 petition cites the City's new construction plan, which began on October 13th, and together with the overnight deliveries, consists of 23 hours of round-the-clock activity immediately next to a senior residence and across the street from small businesses, tenement apartments, a daycare facility, medical offices, and community cinema. As part of the project's public approval process, the City's environmental review only outlined normal construction hours of 7 AM to 3:30 PM, with occasional work lasting until 6 PM during weekdays only.
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