Event Title
Life and Leisure in a Gentrifying Fort Greene
Location
Diamond 221
Start Date
1-5-2014 9:00 AM
End Date
1-5-2014 3:00 PM
Project Type
Presentation- Restricted to Campus Access
Description
Gentrification has manifested itself in Brooklyn through an abundance of upper-middle class targeting drinking establishments. Bars constructed to mimic trendy spots of years past updated with a hipster twist have ushered in a wave of gentrifying young people who are able to find comfort in what could be an unwelcoming territory in large part due to the proliferation of upper-middle class watering holes. Brooklyn is the most current example of the overwhelming creep of gentrification throughout New York City. Given Manhattans outlandish real-estate market, and the pull that New York City seems to have upon the nations young adults, the outer boroughs seem destined to catch the overflow of wealthy migrants who came to New York looking to have a good time. Their higher income levels or parentally sponsored bank accounts elevate the leisure space to integral status in the day to day life of the gentrifying millennial, thusly serving as a bellwether for the changing demographics within Brooklyn.
Faculty Sponsor
Ben Lisle
Sponsoring Department
Colby College. American Studies Program
CLAS Field of Study
Interdisciplinary Studies
Event Website
http://www.colby.edu/clas
ID
530
Life and Leisure in a Gentrifying Fort Greene
Diamond 221
Gentrification has manifested itself in Brooklyn through an abundance of upper-middle class targeting drinking establishments. Bars constructed to mimic trendy spots of years past updated with a hipster twist have ushered in a wave of gentrifying young people who are able to find comfort in what could be an unwelcoming territory in large part due to the proliferation of upper-middle class watering holes. Brooklyn is the most current example of the overwhelming creep of gentrification throughout New York City. Given Manhattans outlandish real-estate market, and the pull that New York City seems to have upon the nations young adults, the outer boroughs seem destined to catch the overflow of wealthy migrants who came to New York looking to have a good time. Their higher income levels or parentally sponsored bank accounts elevate the leisure space to integral status in the day to day life of the gentrifying millennial, thusly serving as a bellwether for the changing demographics within Brooklyn.
https://digitalcommons.colby.edu/clas/2014/program/268