As the Bronx gentrifies, teens lose sense of stability and belonging

Radio Rookie Christina Adja loves her South Bronx neighborhood — but lately, she’s seen chain restaurants replacing small businesses and shiny apartment buildings going up. And it’s made her wonder: How do changing neighborhoods affect teenagers’ sense of stability and belonging?

In this installment of Radio Rookies, Christina speaks with friends in the Bronx and Brooklyn about what they love about their communities, their fear of being displaced and what gentrification means to them.

Radio Rookies is supported in part by the Annie E. Casey Foundation, Epstein Teicher Philanthropies, the Margaret Neubart Foundation, and The Pinkerton Foundation.