Gentrification in cities in the United States is a hot topic, but this book contributes something new to the ongoing discussion by offering a rich case study of seasonal gentrification and its effects on long time  residents. Summer days in Asbury once again mean tourists strolling the boardwalk and dining by the Atlantic Ocean. But just across the railroad tracks from the seasonal crowds, many of Asbury’s long-time residents live below the poverty line and struggle for their share of this prosperity throughout all four seasons of the year.

MOLLY VOLLMAN MAKRIS is an associate professor and program coordinator of Urban Studies at CUNY-Guttman Community College. Her work investigates the intersections of gentrification, urban education, and the lives of youth. Her previous book, Public Housing and School Choice in a Gentrified City: Youth Experiences of Uneven Opportunity won the AESA Critics Choice Book Award.
 
MARY GATTA is an associate professor at CUNY-Guttman Community College. She is a leader in research on gender, workforce development and policy. Her latest books are Waiting on Retirement: Aging and Economic Insecurity in Low Wage Work and All I Want Is a Job! Unemployed Women Navigating the Public WorkforceSystem.

Contents

Chapter 1: Seasonal Gentrification

Chapter 2: Racial Segregation, Sex, Gender and Rock n Roll: The History of Asbury Park

Chapter 3: Working While Black

Chapter 4: Owning a Business—The Employers Side

Chapter 5: A West Side Story

Chapter 6: Cats are the New Dogs (and Other Stuff That Makes Asbury Cool…and Can It Stay Cool?)

Chapter 7: Land of Hope and Dreams

Methodological Appendix

References