Harlem is currently going through major changes. Many residents, restaurants, stores, and retail that have been in Harlem for generations are currently being forced out by gentrification. Where family run businesses used to be are now occupied by large chains like Whole Foods, H & M, and Foot Locker. This change in retail is a vicious cycle, that once it starts it near impossible to stop. An area of Harlem that has really felt this change is retail is 125th Street. In the pictures above you can see just a few of the many chains that have moved into the area.