GREENPOINT, BROOKLYN IS CHANGING

by Victoria Bieniasz

This interactive Augmented Reality project was created using BlippAR. To view, download the BlippAR app on your phone or tablet. Open the app, point the camera at the image(s) below, and tap "tap to scan." Make sure your device sound is on and the volume is turned up. Interact with the augments by tapping.

Greenpoint is a neighborhood located in the northernmost part of Brooklyn, New York. It borders Williamsburg on the southwest side, Brooklyn-Queens Expressway and East Williamsburg on the southeast side, Long Island City on the north side, and East River on the east side. Historically, it has been known as a predominantly working-class Polish immigrant and Polish-American based neighborhood with lots of thriving Polish businesses. It has often been referred to as Little Poland.

With the displacement of the Eastern European population by the growing “hipster” population, Greenpoint is unique in the realm of gentrification. Inevitably, tension between old and new residents exists.Greenpoint and its nearby neighborhoods such as Williamsburg or Bushwick, are reported as one the top gentrifying neighborhoods in Brooklyn.

My project is meant to educate others on how gentrification has impacted my life personally and how it has affected many other families, businesses, and other people living in Greenpoint. I hope my project will give some voice to many and can have an impact on future newcomers planning on moving into neighborhoods like mine. Have fun exploring and learning!

Additionally, if you have any problems downloading Blipp or aren't in the Greenpoint area, I have attached videos of how these markers are activated and displayed if using the app.

Credits:
https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2016/jan/12/gentrification-argument-protest-backlash-urban-generation-displacement
https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/aaronc13/an-artist-put-up-giant-police-tape-to-protest-gentrification
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/artists-gentrification-development-detroit_n_5730a633e4b016f3789653fa
https://www.bkreader.com/2020/01/24/unaffordable-nyc-residents-tell-us-why-they-left-and-why-they-stay/
https://greenpointers.com/2020/03/24/manhattan-avenue-rite-aid-closes-to-rebrand-as-walgreens/
http://brooklynink.org/2017/10/14/56220-greenpoints-oldest-theater-is-a-rite-aid-could-the-curtains-rise-again/
http://www.scoutingny.com/the-ghost-of-a-movie-theater-on-manhattan-ave/
https://www.eater.com/2014/2/18/6277195/watch-a-short-doc-about-nycs-peter-pan-bakery
https://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/17/nyregion/peter-pan-donut-and-pastry-shop-in-greenpoint-brooklyn.html
https://viewing.nyc/owner-of-15-year-old-peter-pan-donuts-reflects-on-changing-greenpoint-neighborhood/
https://eportfolios.macaulay.cuny.edu/genyc/greenpoint/
https://ny.curbed.com/maps/greenpoint-brooklyn-development-construction-nyc-map