While the neighborhood is home to many working class people,[4] the Shippan Point area is notably more wealthy and homogenous.

[1][2][4] Shippan is dome to various types of ethnic businesses, including Asian Indian stores and Italian pizzerias on Cove Road, and European delis on Elm Street.

[citation needed] In 2011, the Clariol factory (which had been abandoned) was demolished and replaced with an NBC Sports studio and the Chelsea Piers Stamford athletic and aquatic club.

[3] The plant, which also serves Darien, is located on Magee Avenue by the East Branch of Stamford Harbor.

[citation needed] The machines use massive fans to suck odiferous fumes into chambers where chemicals are used to remove 99.9 percent of the hydrogen sulfide that causes the odor.