My group and I are researching in the growing epidemic of gentrification going on in the Lower East Side. Gentrification is when a society or community changes throughout time. Is the Lower East Side changing for better or for worse? That's what we are trying to find out!
Research says that although the Lower East Side is improving and their are less drugs its also very expensive. People cant afford to live here anymore and its getting herder for old mom and pop businesses to strive due to all the new businesses in the area. Rent is also getting hard due to the change of people in the neighborhood. So is it changing more for the better or for the worse? Here are questions we will be exploring in the film:
- Is the Lower East Side changing for the better or for the worse ?
- How exactly are residents being affected ?
- How exactly are bussiness being affected ?
