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Javier Garcia Hernandez, a project manager with the Philadelphia construction cooperative MexCon, inspects a job site on Jan. 10, 2020. (Rachel Wisniewski / For WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Construction workers look to looming coronavirus shutdown and see a ‘sinking boat’

Construction workers and developers say the shutdown could imperil projects. One developer has already sued the state for more time to close sites.

6 years ago

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PlanPhilly
Health

One less thing to panic-buy — Philly tap water safe from coronavirus

COVID-19 is not transmittable through water, experts say. Tap water is safe and there’s no need to buy bottled water.

6 years ago

Seamstress Adita Rodriguez sews a surgical mask at Sareh Nouri's atelier in Rutherford, N.J., Wednesday, March 25, 2020. (Seth Wenig/AP Photo)
Health
NJ Spotlight

With private labs now sharing COVID-19 data, N.J. in better shape to plan, project

Working with newly available stats, the state has learned that one in four symptomatic patients tested have COVID-19.

6 years ago

A SEPTA rider dons a surgical mask. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

SEPTA faces a ridership problem that coming federal aid won’t fix, experts say

SEPTA and other regional transit agencies are facing an unprecedented challenge that won’t be solved by a $25 billion relief package advancing on Capitol Hill.

6 years ago

Cars line up at a drive-thru coronavirus test station in the parking lot at Citizens Bank Park.
Keystone Crossroads
Community

Life during coronavirus: the Pennsylvania shutdown in pictures

Across the state, Pennsylvanians are trying to adjust to a new normal. Life in our homes, our public spaces, and our economy looks much different than it did mere weeks ago.

6 years ago

In this Oct. 22, 2019 file photo, pipes lay along a construction site on the Mariner East pipeline in a residential neighborhood in Exton, Pa. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy
StateImpact Pennsylvania

Mariner East construction waiver requests include 16 sites across the state

It's not clear whether Pennsylvania has granted any or all of the company's requests.

6 years ago

President Donald Trump
Politics & Policy

Watch live: White House to hold coronavirus briefing amid stimulus bill uncertainty

Last-minute objections are holding up a massive aid package that President Trump had been expected to sign.

6 years ago

A nurse with ChristianaCare gives a free test for the coronavirus to a driver in Delaware. (Butch Comegys for WHYY)
Health

Coronavirus update: Del. cases up to 119 with 5 in critical condition; Carney calls on vendors to produce critical supplies

With COVID-19 cases continuing to rise, Gov. John Carney is asking vendors to keep offering hand sanitizer, N95 masks and other critical supplies.

6 years ago

Businesses on Walnut Street in Center City Philadelphia are boarded up during non-essential business shutdown orders aimed to slow the spread of COVID-19. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Politics & Policy

Police can now shut down your ‘non-life-sustaining’ business, but they’d rather not

State police and other officials now have the power to order “non-life-sustaining” businesses to close. They say so far, they haven’t really had to use it.

6 years ago

The Capitol in Harrisburg, Pa., on Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2020. (Russ Walker/PA Post)
Politics & Policy

Pennsylvania lawmakers vote to delay primary election

Pennsylvania lawmakers voted Wednesday to delay the state's primary election by five weeks to June 2, potentially past the spike of the state's spreading coronavirus cases.

6 years ago

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Arts & Entertainment

Philly arts organizations get $2.9M from city’s cultural fund during coronavirus closures

The annual Philadelphia Cultural Fund grants are going out, just when arts need them most.

6 years ago

Staff in protective gear prepare to test people at a drive-through COVID-19 testing site at the PNC Bank Arts Center in Holmdel, N.J., Tuesday, March 24, 2020. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
Health

Coronavirus update: N.J. gov slams idea of sacrificing lives for the economy

Without naming names, Gov. Phil Murphy blasted people like the lieutenant governor of Texas who have suggested the tradeoff is worth it.

6 years ago

Three generations of the Beverly family attend LaVoe's housewarming. (Courtesy of Desiree Beverly-McBride)
Community

‘We can’t be around each other in the way we want’: Funerals amid coronavirus crisis

One Philadelphia family said coronavirus tainted their funeral plans. With limits on guests and a traditional repast, this family honors life amid social distancing.

6 years ago

(Elizabeth Robertson/Philadelphia Inquirer)
Money
Spotlight PA

Pa. unemployment claims skyrocket to 540,000 since coronavirus shutdown, shattering records

"There are going to be a lot more," says the ranking Democrat on the Senate labor and industry committee.

6 years ago

Philadelphia Managing Director Brian Abernathy speaks during the daily coronavirus update at City Hall, joined by (from left) Health Commissioner Thomas Farley and Mayor Jim Kenney. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Politics & Policy
Eyes on the Street

COVID-19 pushed me to a ‘breaking point.’ Philly’s strength keeps me going.

Philadelphia Managing Director Brian Abernathy describes efforts by the city and partners to help residents and businesses weather the coronavirus pandemic.

6 years ago

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