Urban neighborhoods in cities like London and New York are changing rapidly . Young and creative communities have sprung up in once working class neighborhoods such as Dalston and Kensington . Artist , filmmaker and Princeton professor , Su Friedrich documented the Brooklyn neighborhood of Williamsburg -- once home to vibrant Hispanic , Polish , Jewish and Italian communities -- as it was rezoned by city authorities and housing developers ( then hipsters ) moved in for her 2012 film , Gut Renovation . `` Its such a ridiculous , horrible neighborhood now , '' Friedrich told CNN . ` Some say the speed of change is upending neighborhoods and pricing out long time residents . Others say it is changing long established areas for the better .
Urban neighborhoods in cities like London and New York are changing rapidly . Young and creative communities have sprung up in once working class neighborhoods such as Dalston and Kensington . Some say the speed of change is upending neighborhoods and pricing out long time residents . Others say it is changing long established areas for the better .