This week in Gentrification Art/Entertainment

Monday, 8/18/14 – 10:00 PM
Tonight you can hit catch the monthly “Gentrification” comedy series at Brooklyn restaurant, The Creek and the Cave.  Comedy starts at 10:00 PM.  The monthly event is hosted by Dee Marie & Tiana Miller.

Thursday, 8/21/14 – 8:30 PM
On Thursday, August 21, “It’s so up and coming…” Khalid Rahmaan hosts the free comedy show in almost gentrified Brooklyn, with music from DJ Mike Styles. Every 1st & 3rd Thursday of the month @ 8:30 pm.

So you don’t feel like hitting a comedy club in Brooklyn for your dose of “gentrification art/entertainment” check out “The Landlord” a book by Kristin Hunter. It's available from the NYPL and amazon.com.
The 1970 film classic based on the novel and directed by Hal Ashby, is on Youtube in its entirety.
"The Landlord" is a comedy. Young Beau Bridges buys a Park Slope tenement, planning to evict the present occupants and construct a luxury home for himself.