NIMBY neighborhood associations

There are a lot of different things to focus on with this OPSB and HANO land swap deal. But the important detail is the neighbors are suing now so they don't have to fight against an affordable housing project later.

Neighbors who want the building to remain a school, however, are upset about the prospect of a trade that would allow HANO to move forward with plans to build a mixed-income housing complex on the historic site.

That fight didn't go well for the NIMBYs in Bywater last week although they certainly made things more difficult than they should have been.  Maybe the Uptowners will have more clout with City Council if it come to that. But they'd rather not find out.