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hrmjustin

(71,265 posts) Thu May 8, 2014, 12:15 PM May 2014

Parents, Students Protest Planned Construction Of 20-Story Tower Near UWS Elementary School

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – Officials, parents and students are rallying against what they are calling a dangerous construction project near an elementary school on the Upper West Side.

Demonstrators came out in force Thursday morning to protest plans to construct a 20-story nursing home tower less than 50 feet from P.S. 163 on West 97th street, 1010 WINS’ Juliet Papa reported.

Parents said the construction project, which is expected to begin later this year, will expose children to toxic fumes, dangerous equipment and noise exceeding permissible limits.

http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2014/05/08/parents-students-protest-planned-construction-of-20-story-tower-near-uws-elementary-school/

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