Use the material to FULLY answer each question

Video Lecture Questions

1. How is gentrification changing New York neighborhoods?
2. Who are the winners and losers in terms of gentrification?
3. What is the notion of super gentrification?
4. How can gentrification be considered a global urban strategy of redevelopment?

Reading Questions

1. What was the initial wave of renovation in Brooklyn Heights like? Who were the main gentrifiers in the 1960s and 1970s?
2. How did they transform the neighborhood?
3. What are the new gentrifiers like? How are they different in their relationship to the neighborhood? What makes them different?
4. How is the process of gentrification in East New York different from what occured in Brooklyn Heights? How could it undermine De Blazio’s affordable housing plans?
5. Who are the winners and losers in the gentrification process going on in East New York? Who should be blamed for the situation?
6. Will gentrification in New York City ever end? What does the process mean for the future of the city?