God Bless those who have the guts to say “NO” to this project.
But, and I do say this as a realistic response, they will find others to do it, including importing workers.
If they used non-Union labor the unions will put up a picket line and the teamsters won’t deliver anything.
Not in New York they won't. This ain't Peoria and the unions will not allow scabs to come in on their turf.
A few "accidents" might happen to get their point across.
You have to understand the power and influence of labor unions in NYC. One simply cannot build so much as a shed on Manhattan (or any of the boroughs) without unions. Period.
The union workers there are, in the main, the salt of the earth. The union leaders, on the other hand, tend to have “family” connections. If the latter don’t approve, you won’t see the building work even begin.
It will be interesting, too, to see how NYC government bureaucrats can tie up the paperwork on this project ad infinitum.