Gentrification, Displacement and the Ethnic Neighborhood of Greenpoint, Brooklyn
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Date
2008-06
Authors
Goworowska, Justyna, 1981-
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University of Oregon
Abstract
This thesis examines the various forces shaping neighborhood change in
Greenpoint, Brooklyn, and concludes that the future of the community's Polish ethnic
enclave is in jeopardy. Findings reveal that Greenpoint, a long-standing center of the Polish
ethnic community in New York City, is experiencing rapid gentrification resulting in
displacement of area residents. Third-wave gentrification in Greenpoint is driven by the
changing global economy, lack of national redistribution policies and local tax abatement
plans and zoning changes. Combined with Poland's accession to the European Union and
the resulting shift in migration patterns, Greenpoint is facing an eradication of its
distinctive cultural landscape. Based on an analysis of US Census data and information
from survey questionnaires and interviews, it is evident that gentrification-led displacement
is now underway. Greenpoint's Polish residents are on the move, creating new ethnic
enclaves in other Queens neighborhoods of Ridgewood, Middle Village and Maspeth.
Description
xii, 99 p. : ill. (some col.), maps (some col.) A print copy of this title is available through the UO Libraries under the call numbers: KNIGHT HT177.N5 G69 2008