This article aims to study the reality of the new city of Ali Mendjeli after 22 years from the perspective of how the relocated residents interact with public spaces. The city has been undergoing a dynamic procedure of rapid and continuous rehousing to eliminate housing fragility. The hypothesis of the study is that the practices of taking over public spaces that characterize the new city reflect a citification problem, especially as the relocated residents do not possess the culture of living in new cities, which they perceive as a rupture from their original environments. The research relies on studying the transformations that have occurred in the practices of the relocated residents regarding public spaces, understanding the impact of urban renewal on their habits and practices, and determining the depth of heritage that still influences their daily lives. The analysis is based on field observations and direct investigations conducted in 2022, compared with the findings of a similar study conducted in the same location in 2014.