The square in this place was renovated in 2005 to include more lawn space and a new café. The green has now grown in popularity with young families, evinced by the children that now play in the formerly deserted park. Newington Green, and Newington Green Road to the south, constitutes the commercial and cultural center of the district. This area shares in Islington 's general gentrification, so the old shopping area has now been supplemented by a number of new and trendy shops, bars and restaurants.
