Ryan Briggs

More than 50 litigants in three separate civil rights lawsuits are suing the city over the use of chemical weapons and other force by the Philadelphia Police Department.

Managing Director Brian Abernathy, Mayor Kenney’s second-in-command, has been the target of protests calling for his resignation.

City officials want people living in the encampment to leave voluntarily before July 17. It’s unclear whether police will be called in to clear the camp.

Many Germantown residents want to see firmer commitments around affordable housing and community hiring from developers Jack Azran and Eli Alon.

“You’re basically taking away money from the landlord,” argued Paul Cohen, an attorney for The Homeowners Association of Philadelphia.

People facing eviction won another two month reprieve as Philadelphia eviction courts remain closed, due to pandemic

Jose de Marco sent the funerary wreath to Philadelphia Managing Director Brian Abernathy after a man died of coronavirus in a city homeless shelter.

The mortality rate during the pandemic’s apex rose by 30% compared to the same period in 2018 and 2019.

The deputy in charge that day took a voluntary demotion, and there’s now a moratorium on tear gas use by Philly police.

The agency managing certain city land sales will launch new online platforms to allow formal applications to buy land for side yards or community gardens.

Imad and Bahaa Dawara, charged with setting fire to their hookah lounge in Old City, also were accused by employees of making them work for tips alone.

The footage contradicts officials’ claim that troopers were in danger, and includes audio of police saying the demonstrators were “peaceful.”