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June 2004
Community Eyesores June 2004
Published October 18, 2008
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Published October 18, 2008
Oh hell no!
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When this happens, it's usually because the owner only shared it with a small group of people, changed who can see it or it's been deleted.I hope you've got good cameras
😡 that this happened.
sounds like the mafia
Hope they have voice recognition cause this sounds like hareassment and threats. Wow I am so sad and sorry this id happening to those who fight for our community rights.
Time for Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani Queens Borough President Donovan Richards Grace Meng and all other elected officials to rally against violence in our area ans support Phil Wong
Disgrace
WHAT?!?! Time for the City and State to pull the plug on Nine Dot.
This is absolutely disgusting. The violence is unacceptable and unwarranted. I can only hope they were on cctv.
On Thursday, before NineDot’s contractor accosted Council Member Phil Wong and his staff, culminating in one staff member being subjected to a racist slur, then allegedly tackled to the ground where he struck his head on the pavement and spent the night in the hospital, the contractor was violating Wednesday’s partial Stop Work Order by installing a concrete vault and backfilling it. The Department of Buildings confirmed the work was not permitted and responded by issuing a full Class 1 Aggravated Stop Work Order.
After residents reported the illegal work, Council Member Wong and his staff did exactly what they were elected to do. They responded, documented the work from a public sidewalk, and ensured accountability.
While some continue debating who touched whom despite the video evidence, the larger point remains: the contractor should not have been working that day. If the contractor and his workers believed someone was doing something improper by lawfully recording from a public sidewalk, they should have called 911 instead of running out of the construction site and taking matters into their own hands. The contractor apparently thought this work could continue unnoticed. They were wrong.
Let’s also not forget that a Phase I Environmental Site Assessment prepared for the property’s former owner identified recognized environmental concerns on the site. Soil that was illegally excavated now sits uncovered across from a school, raising serious questions that deserve answers.
We appreciate Council Member Wong and his office for keeping a close watch on this project. We call on all appropriate authorities to hold this contractor accountable, not only for the illegal work that resulted in a Class 1 Aggravated Stop Work Order, but also to fully investigate the alleged assault and the racist slur that preceded it. This kind of conduct has no place in our community.
It is also time for government and developers to start listening to neighborhoods instead of forcing projects on communities over their overwhelming objections.
NineDot should do the right thing and relocate this facility to a more appropriate site.
Great job phil
Sp grateful for our city council’s team to be holding folks accountable when they don’t follow the rules.
Keep call 311 for stop order
This never should have been approved by Dept of Buildings Why is an industrial business in commercial zoning?
I hope a complaint was made against the policemen who chose to not enforce the Stop Work order.
Can someone please tell me more about GA Industries. Who they are. Where they are located. What certifications they have to do this work. Their website is blank. And they are not the GA Industries that manufactures valves and fittings. What does the NYS DPS know about them? Do they have the required safety, environmental and historic preservation training required for such a project? And who are the environmental and construction inspectors for this site? And when was a pre-construction meeting held with community leaders and stakeholders? NYS DPS and Nine Dot must the answers. I hope.
Well.... you know theres always vandalism. There's alot of disgruntled teen gang members who have a chip on their shoulder
We don't want this garbage here and they are violating things and seem to be in a speedy rush to put this here. Can someone explain why and how this can be stopped? There are other areas thry could have chosen and this is right next to our children and their school! Who knows what kind of radiation and junk will be in the air
Sue the the construction worker, sue the construction company, sue the vendor, sue City of New York for allowing this project and behavior, sue NineDot, press charges and have the construction worker arrested. Have a massive legacy media turnout with shame on you journalists broadcast this incident on the 5 O’clock news for everyone to see. Let’s see who wins. I bet my money on us and our community. What will you do and how will you contribute to help us?
No proper shoring or any signs of bracing... Saving in labor risking their workers lives.
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When this happens, it's usually because the owner only shared it with a small group of people, changed who can see it or it's been deleted.Definitely press charges file a lawsuit including the owner of the company
Wishing him a full and speedy recovery
Hope he’ll be well soon
Bullying is for chumps Violence shouldn’t be part of Political discourse, and yet here we are.
So it wasn't you Phil Wong ?
1. Immediately halt construction. 2. File a lawsuit against the contractor. 3. Press charges. Not in any particular order.
Anyone have contacts at TV stations to get broader coverage. How can this dangerous building be approved so close to a vet, a daycare, a playroom and a grammar school. Plus right in a residential area. Isn’t there an industrial area in Maspeth? Scary
Phil Wong press charges for Assault
Today we learned there are people in this neighborhood who:
* claim to be opposed to a battery farm, yet:
* think it's ok that a stop work order on the site was violated
* blame a council staffer who was legally documenting the violation of said stop work order for being assaulted
* defend a contractor that made a racist comment toward him.
Talk about Things That Are Dumb.