Gentrification is a controversial topic where the urban areas have been affected in. It is the term used for the upper-class men to arrive in what they believe is a degenerating area and take over by buying and increasing rent and property values, which affects the low-income families and small businesses. My classmates and I were assigned to go investigate small shops that were in process of gentrification in the documentary “My Brooklyn” by Kelly Anderson and interview them on what is like to be transferred from where their business was going well. The two shops we encountered on was the Hair Heaven on 316 Livingston Avenue and Official Collection of Books.
Hair Heaven had wigs all over; it was quiet with only one customer inside. The
Hair Heaven had wigs all over; it was quiet with only one customer inside. The