Gentrification

Gentrification has changed Williamsburg drastically. Over the course of a few years, various small businesses, stores, and condominiums have opened, and with them has come a new people and culture. On this page, we examine the socioeconomic and cultural effects of gentrification on Williamsburg, and how this culture fits into Williamsburg’s traditional culture through interviews, …

Alex Thomas’s Migration Story

The first instance I can remember that the idea of “immigration” or “migration” being an issue I had to face or understand was on my first day of preschool. I sat down in class, looked around me, and saw a bunch of white catholic boys and girls. At that time I was around five years …