city Councilman Lincoln Restler told his constituents in a newsletter this week that the construction has caused  unacceptable impacts on local neighbors. 

More than two dozen complaints about the site have been logged since the 15-story project broke ground in November 2024, according to a review of city data.

 You can taste cement if you walk on State Street, even through [a] mask,  area resident Eli, 34, said of the Atlantic Avenue site.  It's got to be dangerous. … Rip open a bag of cement mix and stick your head in - that's what it tastes like, the air. 

A female resident of 53 Boerum said,  The noise is kind of neck and neck with the dust.

 You can see [the dust] on all the cars. 

The site has been issued four stop-work orders by city inspectors in the past two years - including a pair handed down in the past two months - over safety fears, according to publicly available data.

A partial stop-work order was issued May 6 when the Department of Buildings found  inadequate house keeping  and safety netting, resulting in debris falling on the roof and patio at 53 Boerum.

The order was lifted, and work resumed May 8 - just weeks before the agency dinged the site again on May 21 with another stop-work order.

During that visit, inspectors found  unsecured debris at [the] perimeter edge  falling on a nearby property during severe weather.

Work resumed after May 26 when the Department of Buildings was provided with a plan  detailing how the site will secure debris from falling,  records show.

7 Scaffolding over the sidewalk at the construction site. Luiz C. Ribeiro for NY Post

7 Locals told The Post a number of objects, including drill bits and buckets, have fallen off the building. Luiz C. Ribeiro for NY Post

A Post request for comment from the DOB, which issues the stop-work orders, was referred to the city'sDepartment of Design and Construction.

 DDC takes safety concerns very seriously and is working closely with DOB to ensure that any issues arising from the Brooklyn … facility are properly addressed,  a rep for the department told The Post.

 Prior to the Stop Work Order from two weeks ago, the contractor had already begun to install environmental remediation measures to better protect the community - we will continue to work with DOB moving forward. 

7 Neighborhood residents have claimed that dust from the construction site is causing burning in the eyes and throats of locals. Luiz C. Ribeiro for NY Post

7 An ironworker welding steel beams at the jail construction site. Luiz C. Ribeiro for NY Post

The department added that other  corrective  actions have been put into place in coordination with DOB officials, including full-height orange safety netting along all four sides of the new building perimeter on several floors, as well as a 5-foot-high net on additional floors; more  housekeeping  manpower, improved debris removal and the securing of all loose construction materials.

A visit from DOB inspectors earlier this week to inspect safety compliance and cranes found  no issues,  the department noted.

But some nearby residents said they are not too optimistic after construction debris, including plastic buckets and foot-long metal-duct-work materials, landed around 53 Boerum after  new operational protocol  were implemented following the May 6 stop-work order.

 My team and I are continuing to monitor conditions extremely closely,  Restler said of the site, which is slated to be completed by spring 2029.

 I have long supported the urgent plan to close Rikers,  he said.   But the city needs to ensure this project follows all construction regulations and doesn't endanger the neighborhood.