I decided to focus on Prospect-Lefferts Gardens (the neighborhood just on the North/Northeast side of Prospect Park) for my neighborhood assignment. I was intrigued in analyzing this neighborhood because there is a stark contrast between the authentic parts of this neighborhood and the aspects that are products of gentrification. I felt this topic was important right now especially because Smorgasburg, a Brooklyn Flea Food Market and a hotspot for NYC natives as well as tourists, has just moved locations to Prospect-Lefferts Gardens. Originally, the market was open on Saturdays in Williamsburg (and still is) – a neighborhood infamous for being taken over by gentrification and being just as, if not more prestigious as living in Manhattan – and on Sundays in DUMBO – another neighborhood known for its gentrification and prestige in location and appeal as well. However, now the food market will be located in Prospect Park in the Prospect-Lefferts Gardens area on Sundays. The reason I found this intriguing is because of the amount of people this market will bring to Prospect-Lefferts Gardens, likely to immensely accelerate the demand for new stores, shops and renovated apartments for people to move into. I think attention must be drawn to neighborhood in the midst of transformations such as this dramatic one, because in a city like New York, gentrification can plague a neighborhood in the blink of an eye and people forget what it used to be.










Great job! Great photos. Your exposures are also spot on. Or you editing, rather. Haha.
Thanks for showing me this part of NYC.
First i love your topic on gentrification. In your pics you have captured the gentrification taking place. Good job 🙂
This was good, I got a good insight into the neighborhood. There might be a little too many wide shots and not enough like closeup detail but overall it was good. You also might want to change the order a bit, there are so many people in the first few, then no people, then some people again. I’m just kind of thinking out loud though. Nice work!