Research Essay
What are the commercial impacts of gentrification and how it’s impacting small businesses in Harlem? Al-Aqsa is a restaurant in the Bronx that has been dominating the Bengali communities since the beginning of 2010. At first, it was just a small grocery shop. Now, Al-Aqsa owns about two restaurants and three grocery shops of its […]
Reflection
I have been in the education system for almost 8 years now and before this year, I have never learned about gentrification and how it is impacting our world. In the beginning of the semester, when I was doing my very first assignment, I thought to myself; why is gentrification so important? why are people […]
Evidence of Gentrification in Harlem
Harlem began to see rapid gentrification in the late 1990s. Ever since the beginning of gentrification, Harlem has fallen victim to gentrification greatly. This image shows us the picture of a part of Harlem in 1978 and a picture of the same place in 2015. According to this image, we can clearly see the difference […]
Gentrification in Harlem
Ever since the beginning of the 1990s, Harlem has been going through rapid gentrification. Gentrification is a process in which an area goes through reconstruction and renovations in order to change the environment of the area. Gentrification is greatly beneficial for businesses because it helps the economy to grow at a faster rate. Even though […]
Harlem: Home To The African-American Communities
Since the end of the Civil War, Harlem has been home to the Blacks. A place where the black culture is preserved. Harlem was home to hundreds of famous writers and poets. A place where jazz was discovered. This is an image of East Harlem Street taken in the early 1900s.
Welcome!
Hello everyone! Welcome to my website! My name is Argho Paul and I am a freshman at the City College of New York. In this website, I will write about Harlem and how gentrification has been changing Harlem over the last few decades.
