Students investigate how gentrification is affecting the Red Hook area.

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In 2000, a large number of white residents moved into Brooklyn. According to the New York census, the population of white residents in Brooklyn increased by 38,774 between 2000 and 2010. This increase was particularly significant in neighborhoods located along the East River waterfront. The area was initially designated for low-income New Yorkers, but it has become one of the most costly neighborhoods in Brooklyn.
 
During the summer of 2023, teaching artist Asa Mendelsohn collaborated with students from the Red Hook Community Justice Center to explore the changes in the neighborhood and the effects of gentrification in the Red Hook area. The students surveyed local community members and interviewed experts and stakeholders to better understand the issue. They asked questions such as: What is gentrification, and why is it happening in Red Hook? Who benefits from gentrification in Red Hook? And at whose expense? 
 
Using film techniques, the students created a documentary highlighting the effects of gentrification in the area.

Watch the video!

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<a href="https://welcometocup.org/people/hugo-rojas">Hugo Rojas</a>

Red Hook Community Justice Center
Leslie Gonzaga, Director of Youth and Community Initiatives Santiago Briones, Program Associate

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<a href="https://welcometocup.org/people/asa-mendelsohn">Asa Mendelsohn</a>

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<h4>Students</h4>
Pre-production Workshop:
Hooriya Aamir Britney Benito Stefanie Clay Otoniel Cruz Destiny Defreitas Kymiyah Dudley Chistina Graves Jaleya Graves Unique Hoyte Jaylen Lorenzo Chassidy Lucas Airihanna Martinez Mya Nunez Nesean Smith Jayla Sostre Karen Velecera
Production Workshop:
Brandon Aquino Boubarcar Bah Brittney Benito Jaqueline Hernandez-Meza Sanjida Jahan Sunny Jahan Rokia Kone Saniya M. Cesar Ramirez Nataly Ramirez Genesis Tapia Johana Tapia Karen Velecela Zamori Prince
Post-Production
Britney Benito Kimberly Garcia Jaqueline Hernandez-Meza Sanjida Jahan Sunny Jahan Rokia Kone Genesis Tapia Johana Tapia 
<h4>Funding Support</h4>
Major support for this program was provided by Brooklyn Org. 
<h4>Special Thanks</h4>
Chris Walters, Kelly Anderson, Tabitha Julien, Tom Angotti

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