Saturday, July 24, 2021

NOT IN MY BACK YARD

The righteous NIMBYs: Besieged by disorder and failing government


Post Editorial Board


New York Post

July 23, 2021



It is the latest in a series of nightly parties thrown in the iconic park, which have left local residents fuming
 
 
NIMBY — “not in my back yard” — is usually applied to locals battling selfishly against a nearby project that’s plainly in the wider public interest that doesn’t really harm them, such as the baseless hysteria of some in Westchester that actually forced the closure of the Indian Point nuclear-power plant or millionaire high-rise-dwellers mobilizing to stop construction of another tower that impinges on their view. But there’s a good NIMBY, too: when people rebel against illegal impositions on their neighborhood that the powers-that-be refuse to stop.
 
 
FRIDAY: Locals have told how the park changes after dark, from a calm, relaxing atmosphere during the day to chaos when the sun goes down
Most attendees appeared unfazed by the ongoing coronavirus pandemic as they cozied up to strangers

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