‘Abandoned’ Chinatown residents sue to stop NYC ‘megajail’ construction: ‘Cruel and inhumane’

New York Post · 10/22/2026, 10:39:47 PM

Chinatown residents filed suit to try to stop the city from building a new “megajail” in their neighborhood — arguing that subjecting them to nearly round-the-clock construction noises for the next six years was “inhumane and cruel.” Construction has been ongoing for 18 hours-a-day on weekdays — and 8 hours-a-day on weekends — since October...