[1] As a result of the rapid pace of construction, a number of the city's Department of Buildings rules were violated, including "working without a sidewalk shed" and "straying from approved plans".

[4] The department did not take action after two reports of unsafe working conditions, but issued a stop-work order after a worker fell about 20 feet from a metal structure on September 15.

[6] In October 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, a whistleblower reported to authorities that a wedding planned to attract 10,000 worshippers at the rival Rodney Street synagogue,[9] in contravention of regulations regarding public gatherings.

[10] Governor Andrew Cuomo directed that the wedding of the grandson of Rabbi Zalman Leib Teitelbaum could not proceed on the basis of a health order that read "...the owners or occupants of the venue to immediately cancel or postpone any event in excess of the 50 person gathering limit.

A month later, another wedding was held, this time at the Hooper Street synagogue for the grandson of Aaron Teitelbaum, organised in private, attracting an estimated 7,000 worshippers, also in contravention of health orders.