Neighborhoods
The legislation would shape and limit development in the increasingly desirable section of the North Philadelphia neighborhood.
6 years ago
Philadelphia Housing Authority vows to send 240 vacant properties to nonprofit developers
With an eye to avoiding that fate in the historically Black and brown North Philly community, Quiñones-Sánchez said her goal is to shape the development that happens next.
6 years ago
New Jersey’s capital city has tied its 2013 homicide record
Jeremy McTamney, 26, was fatally shot in Trenton on Tuesday, marking the city’s 37th homicide this year.
6 years ago
With colorful chalk, creating art, community and business opportunity
The vision was for the Fishtown-East Kensington event to be a win for businesses, artists, and the neighborhoods during the pandemic.
6 years ago
Tya Winn takes the helm of Community Design Collaborative with racial equity a priority
34-year-old Tya Winn enters her new role as director of the Community Design Collaborative with a focus on community development and affordable housing.
6 years ago
Trenton’s mayor shows resilience during technology-plagued State of the City address
Despite technical difficulties, Trenton Mayor Reed Gusciora discussed the COVID-19 pandemic, attracting businesses and residents, and keeping the city safe.
6 years ago
After Philadelphia Police released bodycam footage of Walter Wallace Jr.’s shooting death, West Philadelphia residents have ideas for reform.
6 years ago
Penn students, community members protest disinvestment in West Philly
A protest kicked off in Malcolm X Park organized by a new group called Enough is Enough.
6 years ago
What should Philly expect after the city releases the Walter Wallace Jr. bodycam footage?
Morning Edition host Jennifer Lynn speaks with WHYY’s community contributors and engagement editor Chris Norris about the Walter Wallace Jr. footage.
6 years ago
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Officer placed on desk duty after PPD assaults SUV passengers in West Philly
More than a dozen officers surrounded an SUV in West Philadelphia, beat two passengers, and separated a two-year-old boy from his mother for several hours.
6 years ago
Eyes on the Street
‘The war was at our door’: Saj and Tommy Blackwell on living through West Philly uprisings
Thomas Blackwell alleges he was beaten by police during a Monday protest of the fatal police shooting of Walter Wallace Jr.
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‘2 people with a gun should not be leading a response’: Philly Council calls for police reform
City Councilmembers said that legislative measures long in the works would advance reform efforts in the wake of Wallace’s death by police gunfire.
6 years ago
Billy Penn
A parade of promises at West Philly community meeting, and Walter Wallace’s family walks out
“We are not at war,” said the police commissioner, a day after two officers shot and killed a Black man.
6 years ago
Grieving Walter Wallace Jr. and seeking justice, West Philly wonders what’s next
West Philadelphians described their own efforts to de-escalate conflicts and heal their community as they mourned the police shooting of Walter Wallace Jr.
6 years ago
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Lawyer: Lack of Philly PD mental health training contributed to Wallace’s death
Instead of de-escalating a situation in which an ambulance was sought, officers who arrived escalated it, said the attorney representing Wallace’s family.
6 years ago