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Housing

PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Protest against construction tax planned even as amendments are in the offing

7 years ago

Calling on City Council to vote in favor of a bill requiring landlords to have just cause before evicting a tenant, demonstrators rally Thursday outside City Hall in Philadelphia. (Tom MacDonald/WHYY)
Politics & Policy

Proposal to protect Philly tenants from unjust eviction may get vote this month

Demonstrators rally for City Council support on a bill to uphold tenant rights

7 years ago

Peter Moskowitz, author of
NewsWorks Tonight
Community

Pushing Philly to mandate landlords have ‘good cause’ before eviction

NewsWorks Tonight's Dave Heller spoke with Peter Moskowitz, author of "How to Kill a City: Gentrification, Inequality, and the Fight for the Neighborhood."

7 years ago

Listen 5:18
NewsWorks Tonight

NewsWorks Tonight, May 30, 2018

The deadline approaches to clear the addicted from the encampments in Kensington.  Local author Peter Moskowitz (How to Kill a City) ta ...

Air Date: May 30, 2018

Listen 21:05
A new house towers over its Northern Liberties neighbors. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Radio Times
Urban Planning

Affordable housing: in Philly and around the country

Guests: Beth McConnell, David Feldman, Kriston Capps Conventional wisdom suggests that you should spend one third ...

Air Date: May 23, 2018

Listen 49:28
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy is reviewing the latest compromise offered by legislative leaders to arrive at a budget deal. The governor made concessions of his own Tuesday. (Michael Zorn/Invision/AP)
Politics & Policy

Murphy plan to tap into N.J. affordable housing fund breaks campaign promise

Governor's budget plan proposes taking $59 million from the fund for housing-related programs.

7 years ago

Radio Times
Urban Planning

Preservation vs. development in Philly

Guest; Harris Steinberg, Paul Steinke, Leo Addimando Philadelphia has a lot of old buildings–68% of them we ...

Air Date: May 10, 2018 10:00 am

Listen 49:47
Luis Angel Chaparro Crespo, 16, watches the trains go by from the window of his apartment on the sixth floor of the Harrison Homes in North Philadelphia.
PlanPhilly
Community

For Maria evacuees, a stable address is the first step out of crisis

The Chaparros are one of 50 Puerto Rican evacuee families in Philadelphia finally able to settle into a long-term home, thanks to the work of local organizers.

7 years ago

Listen 3:38
Radio Times
Politics & Policy

Puerto Rico: The recovery continues

Guests: Danica Coto, Catalina Jaramillo, Syra Ortiz-Blanes Seven months after Hurricane Maria, power is still not entirely restore ...

Air Date: May 9, 2018 10:00 am

Listen 49:47
Dave Perri is appointed Commissioner of Licenses and Inspections of the City of Philadelphia.
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Dave Perri’s controversial solution to Philly’s housing crisis

Licenses and Inspections Commissioner Dave Perri wants to radically rewrite Philadelphia’s zoning code to make room for smaller, more inexpensive housing units.

7 years ago

Listen 2:30
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy  (Julio Cortez/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

Gov. Murphy signs workaround of federal tax overhaul into law

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy signed into law a bill to soften the effect of the federal tax overhaul's cap on state and local tax deductions.

7 years ago

NewsWorks Tonight
Community

NewsWorks Tonight, May 1, 2018

A Philadelphia court hosts a courtroom to help the city clear out a backlog of bench warrants.  A Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia s ...

Air Date: May 1, 2018

Listen 20:30
The 3200 block of Clifford Street in Strawberry Mansion. (Bastiaan Slabbers/for WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Should City Council control Philly property values? New bill says yes.

A battle is raging in City Hall over the latest round of property reassessments and now, a faction of Council members have introduced a new weapon in the fight: their votes

7 years ago

 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

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