Before their potential new neighbors ever arrived, some tenants at the Astoria Houses, a public housing complex in Queens, hardly planned to roll out the welcome wagon. The 50 mentally disabled homeless people who could move in across the street were inspiring dismay, not acceptance.
Michael Reicher
Some Astoria Houses residents (above) oppose a plan to have 50 mentally disabled people move in across the street. But a recent study suggests that bringing so-called supportive housing into a neighborhood can boost property values -- refuting the old not-in-my-backyard (NIMBY) arguments.
