A construction project in Brooklyn is designed to help commuters, but it has become a nightmare for some residents and businesses near it.
Residents and business owners say the project is producing much more noise and traffic than typical construction.
The once lively restaurant on Metropolitan Avenue in Williamsburg is considering closing after 11 years in business. The owner says business is down 70% and staff has been chopped in half. He blames the construction at the Metropolitan Avenue and Lorimer Street station.Lisa Summa has lived here her whole life. Now she's worried about her health as she takes the subway.
While the community supports making the station more accessible for them, this is about accountability, they say.
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