Ingestion and Transformation of Data

NYCTracts <- st_read("Data/NYCTractsWData.gpkg")
## Reading layer `nyc_tracts_complete' from data source 
##   `C:\Users\student\OneDrive\.HUNTER\[4] SPRING 26\GTECH38520\work\project\Data\NYCTractsWData.gpkg' 
##   using driver `GPKG'
## Simple feature collection with 2324 features and 78 fields
## Geometry type: MULTIPOLYGON
## Dimension:     XY
## Bounding box:  xmin: 913141.2 ymin: 120096.3 xmax: 1067338 ymax: 272752.9
## Projected CRS: NAD83 / New York Long Island (ftUS)
st_transform(NYCTracts, crs = 4326)
## Simple feature collection with 2324 features and 78 fields
## Geometry type: MULTIPOLYGON
## Dimension:     XY
## Bounding box:  xmin: -74.25571 ymin: 40.49604 xmax: -73.70017 ymax: 40.91528
## Geodetic CRS:  WGS 84
## First 10 features:
##           GISJOIN STATEFP COUNTYFP TRACTCE       GEOID  NAME           NAMELSAD
## 1  G3600050000100      36      005  000100 36005000100     1     Census Tract 1
## 2  G3600050000200      36      005  000200 36005000200     2     Census Tract 2
## 3  G3600050000400      36      005  000400 36005000400     4     Census Tract 4
## 4  G3600050001600      36      005  001600 36005001600    16    Census Tract 16
## 5  G3600050001901      36      005  001901 36005001901 19.01 Census Tract 19.01
## 6  G3600050001902      36      005  001902 36005001902 19.02 Census Tract 19.02
## 7  G3600050001903      36      005  001903 36005001903 19.03 Census Tract 19.03
## 8  G3600050001904      36      005  001904 36005001904 19.04 Census Tract 19.04
## 9  G3600050002001      36      005  002001 36005002001 20.01 Census Tract 20.01
## 10 G3600050002002      36      005  002002 36005002002 20.02 Census Tract 20.02
##    MTFCC FUNCSTAT   ALAND  AWATER    INTPTLAT     INTPTLON Shape_Leng
## 1  G5020        S 1677210 1035011 +40.7929362 -073.8812065   5337.031
## 2  G5020        S  452832  852406 +40.8081797 -073.8566781   4211.545
## 3  G5020        S  770689  690794 +40.8087867 -073.8514252   7138.512
## 4  G5020        S  485079       0 +40.8188478 -073.8580764   2950.265
## 5  G5020        S  205007       0 +40.8067879 -073.9280462   1840.168
## 6  G5020        S  469741       0 +40.8036830 -073.9159297   4283.803
## 7  G5020        S  908739       0 +40.7999843 -073.9086940   7059.697
## 8  G5020        S   82079 1138170 +40.7963439 -073.8983770   1566.781
## 9  G5020        S  199398       0 +40.8173941 -073.8678806   2083.542
## 10 G5020        S  204892       0 +40.8176370 -073.8644248   2183.417
##    Shape_Area Sector_unique Total_Pop_2000 Total_Pop_2010 Total_Pop_2020
## 1  1677210.38            NA          12780          11091           3772
## 2   452835.50             1           3545           4334           4779
## 3   770687.98             1           3314           5503           6272
## 4   485076.24             1           5237           5643           5795
## 5   205006.81             1             NA             NA           2292
## 6   469739.28             1             NA             NA           1613
## 7   908737.55            NA             NA             NA              2
## 8    82079.25            NA             NA             NA              0
## 9   199397.67             1             NA             NA           5007
## 10  204893.57            NA             NA             NA           4584
##    Total_Pop_2024 Pop_Change_2000_2020 Pct_White_2000 Pct_White_2010
## 1            2950                -9008           12.4           15.5
## 2            5061                 1234           32.0           30.7
## 3            6649                 2958           36.1           27.2
## 4            5611                  558           34.5           27.6
## 5            2260                   NA             NA             NA
## 6            2079                   NA             NA             NA
## 7               0                   NA             NA             NA
## 8               0                   NA             NA             NA
## 9            4199                   NA             NA             NA
## 10           3609                   NA             NA             NA
##    Pct_White_2020 Pct_White_2024 Pct_White_Change_2000_2020
## 1            16.9           33.5                        4.5
## 2             9.2           12.1                      -22.8
## 3            10.8            2.2                      -25.3
## 4             9.0            2.8                      -25.5
## 5            13.6           11.0                         NA
## 6            18.8            4.3                         NA
## 7             0.0             NA                         NA
## 8              NA             NA                         NA
## 9            12.9           10.7                         NA
## 10            8.6           13.6                         NA
##    Pct_White_Change_2020_2024 Pct_Black_2000 Pct_Black_2010 Pct_Black_2020
## 1                        16.6           61.8           58.7           62.3
## 2                         2.9           25.6           29.2           25.1
## 3                        -8.6           28.0           31.5           30.1
## 4                        -6.2           34.3           40.6           38.4
## 5                        -2.6             NA             NA           39.9
## 6                       -14.5             NA             NA           39.9
## 7                          NA             NA             NA            0.0
## 8                          NA             NA             NA             NA
## 9                        -2.2             NA             NA           43.0
## 10                        5.0             NA             NA           31.3
##    Pct_Black_2024 Pct_Black_Change_2000_2020 Pct_Black_Change_2020_2024
## 1            44.7                        0.5                      -17.6
## 2            33.3                       -0.5                        8.2
## 3            35.8                        2.1                        5.7
## 4            40.9                        4.1                        2.5
## 5            53.1                         NA                       13.2
## 6            19.5                         NA                      -20.4
## 7              NA                         NA                         NA
## 8              NA                         NA                         NA
## 9            35.5                         NA                       -7.5
## 10           25.1                         NA                       -6.2
##    Pct_Hispanic_2000 Pct_Hispanic_2010 Pct_Hispanic_2020 Pct_Hispanic_2024
## 1               26.9              34.1              33.4              21.4
## 2               69.5              69.1              66.4              60.6
## 3               68.0              68.2              63.3              64.1
## 4               62.1              61.7              60.0              57.3
## 5                 NA                NA              47.5              43.1
## 6                 NA                NA              52.9              50.9
## 7                 NA                NA             100.0                NA
## 8                 NA                NA                NA                NA
## 9                 NA                NA              60.4              61.3
## 10                NA                NA              66.7              77.7
##    Pct_Hispanic_Change_2000_2020 Pct_Hispanic_Change_2020_2024
## 1                            6.5                         -12.0
## 2                           -3.1                          -5.8
## 3                           -4.7                           0.8
## 4                           -2.1                          -2.7
## 5                             NA                          -4.4
## 6                             NA                          -2.0
## 7                             NA                            NA
## 8                             NA                            NA
## 9                             NA                           0.9
## 10                            NA                          11.0
##    Pct_Foreign_Born_2000 Pct_Foreign_Born_2012 Pct_Foreign_Born_2022
## 1                    0.0                  15.9                  13.7
## 2                   15.0                  25.6                  38.0
## 3                   25.4                  23.4                  17.0
## 4                   20.1                  28.0                  29.7
## 5                     NA                    NA                  25.3
## 6                     NA                    NA                  19.4
## 7                     NA                    NA                    NA
## 8                     NA                    NA                    NA
## 9                     NA                    NA                  17.4
## 10                    NA                    NA                  29.0
##    Pct_Foreign_Born_2024 Median_Income_2000 Median_Income_2012
## 1                    9.1                  0                 NA
## 2                   38.7              42539              71250
## 3                   14.5              39013              75833
## 4                   33.6              24552              32328
## 5                   23.8                 NA                 NA
## 6                   24.5                 NA                 NA
## 7                     NA                 NA                 NA
## 8                     NA                 NA                 NA
## 9                   14.1                 NA                 NA
## 10                  31.5                 NA                 NA
##    Median_Income_2022 Median_Income_2024 Median_Income_Change_2000_2022
## 1                  NA                 NA                             NA
## 2              115064             123729                          72525
## 3              100553             105924                          61540
## 4               41362              52147                          16810
## 5               49500              58083                             NA
## 6               67375              48953                             NA
## 7                  NA                 NA                             NA
## 8                  NA                 NA                             NA
## 9               24684              22311                             NA
## 10                 NA              18649                             NA
##    Median_Income_Change_2022_2024 Median_Rent_2000 Median_Rent_2012
## 1                              NA                0               NA
## 2                            8665              730             1339
## 3                            5371              640             1569
## 4                           10785              558              856
## 5                            8583               NA               NA
## 6                          -18422               NA               NA
## 7                              NA               NA               NA
## 8                              NA               NA               NA
## 9                           -2373               NA               NA
## 10                             NA               NA               NA
##    Median_Rent_2022 Median_Rent_Change_2000_2022 Median_Home_Value_2000
## 1                NA                           NA                      0
## 2              1972                         1242                 147500
## 3              1854                         1214                 157900
## 4              1111                          553                 177000
## 5              1642                           NA                     NA
## 6              1984                           NA                     NA
## 7                NA                           NA                     NA
## 8                NA                           NA                     NA
## 9               483                           NA                     NA
## 10               NA                           NA                     NA
##    Median_Home_Value_2012 Median_Home_Value_2022
## 1                      NA                     NA
## 2                  422200                 562500
## 3                  355300                 484300
## 4                  413800                 721000
## 5                      NA                     NA
## 6                      NA                 451700
## 7                      NA                     NA
## 8                      NA                     NA
## 9                      NA                     NA
## 10                     NA                 479400
##    Median_Home_Value_Change_2000_2022 Pct_Renter_2000 Pct_Renter_2010
## 1                                  NA              NA              NA
## 2                              415000            43.5            47.0
## 3                              326400            39.8            34.4
## 4                              544000            83.9            84.0
## 5                                  NA              NA              NA
## 6                                  NA              NA              NA
## 7                                  NA              NA              NA
## 8                                  NA              NA              NA
## 9                                  NA              NA              NA
## 10                                 NA              NA              NA
##    Pct_Renter_2020 Pct_Renter_Change_2000_2020 Poverty_Count_2000
## 1               NA                          NA                  0
## 2             51.0                         7.5                723
## 3             40.3                         0.5                417
## 4             84.6                         0.7               1112
## 5             99.5                          NA                 NA
## 6             87.2                          NA                 NA
## 7             66.7                          NA                 NA
## 8               NA                          NA                 NA
## 9             98.7                          NA                 NA
## 10            74.8                          NA                 NA
##    Poverty_Count_2012 Poverty_Count_2022 Poverty_Count_2024 Owner_Occupied_2000
## 1                   0                  0                  0                   0
## 2                 846                688                652                 637
## 3                 420                378                297                 633
## 4                 861                893                808                 291
## 5                  NA                623                507                  NA
## 6                  NA                586                807                  NA
## 7                  NA                  0                  0                  NA
## 8                  NA                  0                  0                  NA
## 9                  NA               1847               2155                  NA
## 10                 NA               1307               1526                  NA
##    Renter_Occupied_2000 Total_Occupied_2010 Owner_Mortgage_2010 Owner_Free_2010
## 1                     0                   0                   0               0
## 2                   491                1351                 560             156
## 3                   418                1786                1034             137
## 4                  1519                1925                 233              75
## 5                    NA                  NA                  NA              NA
## 6                    NA                  NA                  NA              NA
## 7                    NA                  NA                  NA              NA
## 8                    NA                  NA                  NA              NA
## 9                    NA                  NA                  NA              NA
## 10                   NA                  NA                  NA              NA
##    Renter_Occupied_2010 Total_Occupied_2020 Owner_Mortgage_2020 Owner_Free_2020
## 1                     0                   0                   0               0
## 2                   635                1517                 594             149
## 3                   615                2110                1053             207
## 4                  1617                2042                 250              65
## 5                    NA                 988                   5               0
## 6                    NA                 484                  39              23
## 7                    NA                   3                   1               0
## 8                    NA                   0                   0               0
## 9                    NA                1864                   9              15
## 10                   NA                1561                 295              98
##    Renter_Occupied_2020 initiative_count heatmap_density density_class
## 1                     0                0    6.492718e-05          None
## 2                   774                1    3.086711e-03    Low-Medium
## 3                   850                1    2.734316e-03    Low-Medium
## 4                  1727                1    3.380687e-03    Low-Medium
## 5                   983                1    3.585246e-02          High
## 6                   422                1    1.732319e-02    Low-Medium
## 7                     2                0    1.390509e-02          None
## 8                     0                0    3.460678e-03          None
## 9                  1840                1    5.684785e-03    Low-Medium
## 10                 1168                0    4.794947e-03          None
##                              geom
## 1  MULTIPOLYGON (((-73.88683 4...
## 2  MULTIPOLYGON (((-73.85653 4...
## 3  MULTIPOLYGON (((-73.85552 4...
## 4  MULTIPOLYGON (((-73.85514 4...
## 5  MULTIPOLYGON (((-73.92427 4...
## 6  MULTIPOLYGON (((-73.92576 4...
## 7  MULTIPOLYGON (((-73.90218 4...
## 8  MULTIPOLYGON (((-73.89733 4...
## 9  MULTIPOLYGON (((-73.86522 4...
## 10 MULTIPOLYGON (((-73.86246 4...
NYCSolidarityData <- read.csv("Data/SolidarityMap.csv")

NYCGardens <- NYCSolidarityData %>%
  filter(NYCSolidarityData[[1]] == "Gardens")
NYCGardenssf <- st_as_sf(NYCGardens, coords = c("lon", "lat"), crs = 4326)

Determination of Gentrification

As defined by the NYU Furman Center; Was a tract below median income in 2000 and did it experience rent growths higher than the city as a whole?

NYCTractsGentrifying <- NYCTracts %>%
  mutate(Gentrifying = ifelse(
    Median_Income_2000 > 38293,
    "High-Income", 
    ifelse(Median_Rent_Change_2000_2022 > 1074,
       "Gentrifying",
       "Not Gentrifying")
  ))

ggplot(NYCTractsGentrifying) +
  geom_sf(aes(fill = Gentrifying)) +
  scale_fill_manual(
    values = c("Gentrifying" = "#990000", 
               "Not Gentrifying" = "#009900",
               "High-Income" = "#00a"),
    na.value = "grey50"
  ) +
  coord_sf(xlim = c(-74.26, -73.70), ylim = c(40.50, 40.92), default_crs = sf::st_crs(4326) ) +
  theme_minimal() +
  labs(title = "Gentrification Status"
  )

Overlay of Gardens on Gentrification Data

ggplot(NYCTractsGentrifying) +
  geom_sf(aes(fill = Gentrifying)) +
  scale_fill_manual(
    values = c("Gentrifying" = "#990000", 
               "Not Gentrifying" = "#009900",
               "High-Income" = "#00a"),
    na.value = "grey50"
  ) +
  geom_sf(data=NYCGardenssf, colour="white", size=0.01) +
  coord_sf(xlim = c(-74.26, -73.70), ylim = c(40.50, 40.92), default_crs = sf::st_crs(4326) ) +
  theme_minimal() +
  labs(title = "Gentrification Status"
  )