It’s the second library in town during the past year or so to try something clever and innovative: partnering with a 100 percent affordable housing development. These days, NIMBYs are always fighting affordable housing projects. One obvious solution is the twofer — building housing and a library together — because there’s strength in numbers. Libraries pairing with housing developers can trim construction costs. Developers can leverage city-owned property to finesse both the not-in-my-backyard types and the byzantine economics of affordable development.

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Persons: It’s, John Ronan, Brian Lee Locations: Inwood, Manhattan, Chicago, Boston, . New York