As more and more of her Brooklyn neighbours move away, Sydney Green is at a lost for words and takes it upon herself to get to the bottom of the constant cycle of real estate turnover happening in her beloved neighbourhood. Intertwined with themes of race, social injustice, and class inequity, Alyssa Cole's When No One is Watching brings together unlikely friends, Theo and Sydney, and their quest to unearth the gentrification of their community.