Market Operator Blasts BVG Over Six-Year Hermannplatz Construction Saga

Nikolaus Fink, who runs a market at Neuköllner Hermannplatz, has sharply criticised the BVG over what he describes as more than six years of construction work at the entrance to the local U-Bahn station. According to Fink, the prolonged building work has caused significant and sustained revenue losses for his market. His frustration goes beyond the financial impact: he accuses the BVG of leaving the construction site untouched for months at a time, with the site's equipment becoming littered with rubbish and, he argues, contributing to a worsening rat problem on the square. Adding to his anger is the fact that the project's completion has been postponed repeatedly, with no firm end in sight. The BVG disputes Fink's account of the situation.