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 Heavy equipment operators work on a mountain of debris left by Superstorm Sandy. (Mel Evans/AP File Photo)
Politics & Policy

New Jersey still finding Superstorm Sandy scammers

The New Jersey Attorney General’s office is charging three more people with filing fraudulent applications for Superstorm Sandy relief funds.

7 years ago

Myia Hurst in her Roxborough home. (Photo courtesy of Philadelphia Housing Authority)
PlanPhilly
Community

Want to move to a better neighborhood? In Philly, help is on the way.

As of this month, families will be able to be able to use vouchers that can be stretched to cover higher rent in select deemed higher opportunity zones by the PHA.

7 years ago

New homes under construction in Philadelphia. (Jessica Kourkounis for WHYY)
NewsWorks Tonight
Community

Gallup poll: Real estate investment favored over stocks amid housing shortage

NewsWorks Tonight host Dave Heller sits down for his weekly conversation with Gallup's Frank Newport to talk about trends in U.S. opinion.

7 years ago

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Philadelphia skyline
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Philly Fed: Homeowners in gentrifying neighborhoods suffer tax delinquency but not displacement

Through the study, the two researchers sought to untangle the impacts of wealthier people moving into less affluent neighborhoods.

7 years ago

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Bryan Kennedy of Independence Lodge recovery house talks at a community outreach event in Bristol Monday night.
Health

Bucks recovery houses striving to be better neighbors

At community outreach in Bristol Township, recovery home residents invite residents to hear how the homes work — and how important they are to those fighting addictions.

7 years ago

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The Ruth Williams House at Broad and Boston Streets in Philadelphia has 88 units for those in need of affordable housing. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Health

Project Home unveils new housing in North Philly for those in recovery

The Ruth Williams House’s 88 new units are reserved for those who have been homeless or are at risk of becoming homeless.

7 years ago

Julie Holzhauer stands among her family's possessions after being evicted from her home in Centennial, Colo., in 2011. (John Moore/Getty Images)
NPR
Community

First-ever evictions database shows: ‘We’re in the middle of a housing crisis’

'Eviction isn't just a condition of poverty; it's a cause of poverty,' sociologist Matthew Desmond says.

7 years ago

On York Street in East Kensington, a rowhome towers above its neighbors. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

City Council set to release sweeping new affordable housing bills

Philadelphia City Council is expected to announce on Wednesday an ambitious package of affordable housing bills — including a new tax on construction.

7 years ago

 People cross a street near a construction site on Market Street in Center City, Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
PlanPhilly
Politics & Policy

Philly’s economy is growing but more people are dying from heroin and homicides

Pew Charitable Trusts released their 2018 State of the City report.

7 years ago

Tom Paino's house has been called the ugliest house in Queens. (Courtesy of Tom Paino)
The Pulse
Science

Rising above flood risk

For houses vulnerable to flooding, elevation can be a solution. But how do you raise a home that’s connected to others?

7 years ago

Listen 12:58
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

In Philly, HUD Secretary Ben Carson finds evidence that ‘housing-first’ policies work

7 years ago

Fire gutted this house at 1855 N. 21st St., killing four people.
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Renter beware: Philly’s deadly housing problem

Invisible, uncounted tenants like the Johnsons are nothing new in Philadelphia.

7 years ago

Garbage is piled in front of an apartment complex in Lower Germantown.
NewsWorks Tonight
Community

Philly’s $9 million goodbye to Germantown’s worst landlord

Everyone has crossed paths with a bad landlord.

7 years ago

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Uncle Bobbie’s Coffee and Books on the corner of Church Street and Germantown Avenue in East Germantown. (Michael Bixler/Hidden City)
PlanPhilly
Community

We asked Philly to tell us what gentrification feels like. Here’s what we heard.

Here is some of the talkback we got on social media about our gentrification series.

7 years ago

Listen 5:46
NewsWorks Tonight
Community

NewsWorks Tonight, March 14, 2018

We visit several of the schools in our region that participated in the national student walkout to protest gun violence. Movita Johnson-H ...

Air Date: March 14, 2018

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