Stop Proposed Construction of a
20-Story Nursing Home Tower
Next to
PS 163 Elementary School on West 97th Street
20-Story Nursing Home Tower
Next to
PS 163 Elementary School on West 97th Street
Why Parents Oppose JHL on West 97th Street
Please click on ps163taskforce.org to connect with PS 163 Task Force for a Safe School
- Several years of construction would disrupt and impair learning ability of children at PS 163 and other schools on the block. (Proposed construction start date 2014)
- Deafening noise, dust and debris would affect development of children's sensitive bodies, lungs and brains, and cause immeasurable long-term health impacts. (One out of ten school-age children has asthma)
- Children at PS 163 are as young as 3 years old; 17% of the school's students have special needs
- Excessive noise, pollution and stress can cause permanent cognitive delay and possible elevated blood pressure in children, which can lead to diabetes and other physical ailments
- Tractor-trailers loading and offloading construction supplies across sidewalks would jeopardize children's safety as they walk to and from school
- High overhead construction cranes directly adjacent to PS 163 would threaten children's safety while inside the school building and in school trailers
- JHL would construct sidewalk-facing loading docks on West 97th Street for their deliveries - causing permanent safety problems, noise and pedestrian disruption
- Permanent depletion of light and air in classrooms from shadows cast by proposed 20-story tower
We have all read recent news stories about tragic construction accidents. In the event of falling debris, there is no way to protect 4 and 5-year-olds in trailers only 75 feet away from the proposed site.
How will JHL physically protect local school children during construction?