Spike Lee explains expletive-filled gentrification rant

Addressing a crowd at the Pratt Institute in the Clinton Hill neighborhood of Brooklyn, filmmaker Spike Lee unleashed an epic rant over the gentrification of predominately ethnic neighborhoods of New York City. According to 

Speaking Tuesday night in Brooklyn, blocks away from his company headquarters and his father's apartment, Spike Lee went off on how the neighborhood has changed. The filmmaker, wearing a Knicks beanie, orange socks, blue Nikes, and "Defend 

Filmmaker Spike Lee appeared at Brooklyn's Pratt Institute for an African-American History Month lecture Tuesday night and ended up giving the audience a piece of his mind about the overwhelming gentrification that has 

New York City plays host to a particularly overwhelming form of gentrification. It's constant and relentless, meaning buildings — even historic ones — can vanish and be replaced with luxury

Spike Lee was asked a question about gentrification at Pratt Institute. That's where things got interesting.