Gentrification remains a pervasive issue that plagues many neighbourhoods throughout the city. As the New York Times article highlighted, it displaces minorities and low-income residents out of the neighbourhoods they grew up in. In the New York Times article, Carolyn Burke looked to come back to Crown Heights to take care of her parents only to find that she couldn’t afford the neighbourhood she grew up in. She was forced to find an alternative option to move in in Bed-Stuy which still was not as affordable as her apartment was in Harlem. Gentrification displaces the community and culture of a neighbourhood to accommodate more affluent newcomers. It affects people all around us and has created a stressor for remaining inhabitants of these newly gentrified neighbourhoods. Gentrification has caused homelessness of the low-income residents that were displaced and limits the options of where displaced families and friends can move next.

“There Goes the Hood” introduced varying opinions of gentrification among remaining inhabitants of gentrified neighbourhoods. Homeowners and real estate agents approve of gentrification because of the profit they receive from rising property values. Remaining residents themselves may like the new availability of resources and stores as well as improved safety. Juanita, a native Harlem resident in her mid-thirties, noted that she liked the new opening of Duane Reade and Pathmark in the area because she used to have to travel further for the amenities they offer. Gentrified areas provide a new set of stores as well as safety that the neighbourhoods previously did not offer. However, the new neighbourhoods cater for affluent white newcomers and not the neighbourhood’s previous residents. Remaining residents may benefit from the sushi restaurant that just opened up or a new Duane Reade, but at what cost do these new amenities benefit new residents