On a block underneath the J train, Chuck, a Brooklyn native, and Emma, a transplant, debate the difference between friendly conversation and catcalling. Tina and Sallie spy on their mom as she meets with a real estate developer. Emmanuel and Jon argue over who qualifies as a gentrifier.

Punctuated by the thunderous passage of the train, these residents of Bed Stuy, Brooklyn seek connection, resist displacement and piece together their experiences in a neighborhood on the brink of gentrification and change.