Sarah Holder of Bloomberg CityLab –
The new book “Neighborhood of Fear” shows the rise of suburban vigilantes and NIMBYs in the late part of the 20th century. Author Kyle Riismandel explains how those groups still wield power today.

“Neighborhood of Fear” argues that a new era for the suburbs began in the mid-1970s, where “new local threats undermined the expectations and understandings of suburban life as tranquil, safe, and family friendly.”