Second Avenue Subway Project May 2011

This is a self-published news story about the MTA's Second Avenue Subway Project, which was recorded, produced and published in May of 2011.

Category:

News & Politics

Tags:

• second
• avenue
• subway
• project
• ave
• construction
• street
• build
• tunnel
• work
• worker
• bore
• dig
• big
• huge
• large
• gigantic
• loud
• disruptive
• din
• lawless
• law
• rule
• regulation
• code
• break
• unlawful
• crime
• criminal
• sleepless
• neighborhood
• business
• impact
• negative
• careless
• reckless
• negligent
• negligence
• violate
• violation
• scheme
• fraud
• sanction
• penalty
• penalize
• fine
• new
• york
• city
• manhattan
• mta
• metropolitan
• transportation
• authority
• capital

[328DLCR]

why dont you go to the construction workers them selves and tell them this instead of making a video about this?

[HeinxStrugel]

You bunch of whiny yupps…you didn't wake up one day and then there was a hole in 2nd ave…plenty of notice....construction = noise…you'll love it when it's done and you have a subway right downstairs

[louky264]

Thats gotta be unnerving. such lack of safety sense when using explosives on a major project in a densely populated city. its already irritating enough to have to live with a subway being drilled and blasted in front of your business or apartment

[JJprounion]

What's going on is crazy. Why isn't someone doing something about this?

[haremscaremnyc]

go figure. 

[JJprounion]

The MTA needs to replace this contractor. Tolerating smoking? Risking lives? Not worth it.

[coasterbear]

I'm a non-smoker, but have lived with smokers my whole life. Smoking is more important to them then anything else...even their own personal safety or the safety of others. Probably the most powerful addictive substance known to man.

[outofsligo]

@chcor70 yes they do put there lives on the line , fallin rock ,heavy equipment moving around in these tight spaces,dump trucks coming in and out ,sometimes at pace just to keep your traffic moving as i seem to recall your giving out about that aswell.so take care and dont fall over your slippers when rushing to the window to video a worker having a cigarette ,

[chcor70]

nice work KEEP IT UP!!!!!

@DebateIran Getting this thing done fast??? Spare us the BS

@outofsligo put their lives on the line???? HAHAHAH maybe from massive heart attacks from all the coffee and smoke breaks. ahahah lives on the line hahahaha

[DebateIran]

@outofsligo I agree.

Some of the issues here are relevant- such as disorganized traffic flow. But catching a guy without a hard hat two feet from the street- really? Do you have nothing better to do.

The issue is getting this thing done fast. Nonsense issues are only going to slow it down.