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Neighborhoods

This rendering shows Germantown High as a mixed-use development including a school, apartments, co-working and a cafe. (Courtesy of Woodcock Design)
PlanPhilly
Community

Germantown High’s $50M housing remake moves forward over community concerns

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

5 years ago

Gloria and Hugo Nievas just bought an air conditioner to install in their Hunting Park home. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Community

As NYC gives at-risk seniors AC units, Philly asks them to find relief in a neighbor’s home

While New York has processed over 25,000 requests for air conditioning units, Philadelphia has struggled to come up with a plan to protect residents from the heat.

5 years ago

Listen 1:57
Outdoor dining at P'unk Burger and Flannel on East Passyunk Avenue.
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Passyunk postpones outdoor dining event after gun pulled in Old City mask fight

An altercation over mask-wearing alarms Philadelphia business districts considering street closures to allow expanded outdoor dining.

5 years ago

Councilmember Kenyatta Johnson led a protest chant, “Don’t shoot, I want to live” as residents fed up with gun violence marched through South Philadelphia. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Community

‘It’s not normal’: After violent Fourth of July weekend, South Philly residents march for change

After a violent Fourth of July weekend, South Philly residents march for change and demand investments in violence intervention programs.

5 years ago

Gilberto Padilla, 78, and Carmen Román, 70, set up their chairs in the shade in Norris Square to beat the heat. (Catalina Jaramillo/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Health

Philly to open spray grounds as COVID complicates city’s response to dangerous heat

City officials are trying to balance social distancing needs against the health risks of prolonged exposure to heat.

5 years ago

Volunteers with New Kensington CDC clean up in Kensington on June 1, 2020. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

‘What we need is leadership’: Kensington councilmembers say mayor is failing community

Councilmember María Quiñones-Sánchez and other community leaders say Mayor Jim Kenney must invest in housing and cleanup in the opioid hotspot.

5 years ago

Writer Talia Stinson out in her Old City neighborhood (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY).
PlanPhilly
Community
Eyes on the Street

I’m a Black woman living in a mostly white Philly neighborhood — on my own terms.

I’m a Black woman living in a mostly white Philly neighborhood during the pandemic and civic unrest. I won’t tone myself down to make you more comfortable.

5 years ago

The University City area is one of the most heavily patrolled in Philadelphia. (Billy Penn/Google Maps)
Community
Billy Penn

University City has 5 overlapping police patrols, so Black students and neighbors walk cautiously

The area between Mantua and Kingsessing is inundated with local law enforcement.

5 years ago

A street sweeper works along Kensington Avenue
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Street sweeping to continue in 6 Philly neighborhoods and on business corridors

Budget cuts, however, will prevent a planned expansion of the city’s street cleaning program.

5 years ago

A Fishtown resident chats with a police officer during the 'End Racism Now' gathering on June 9, 2020. (Domenic Malandro/Darkside Media, LLC)
Courts & Law
Billy Penn

‘There’s gonna be looting,’ police warned white Fishtowners, showing a close-knit relationship that plays out across Philly

The city has received a high volume of misconduct complaints since the protests began.

5 years ago

52nd Street in West Philadelphia was hit with both pandemic closures and looting. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Community

Return to Main Street: Historic West Philly corridor fights to keep its identity

Who is shaping the bustling corridor remains in flux as longtime businesses take stock of losses and newcomers eye opportunities.

5 years ago

Listen 3:26
A man walks on the 3700 block of North 15th Street, where a seven-hour police siege happened last year. (Ryan Collerd)
PlanPhilly
Community

What does ‘defund the police’ mean to a community that survived a police shootout?

Many residents of Nicetown-Tioga don’t want police to completely disappear from their community but they want them to show up differently.

5 years ago

James Aye, a youth organizer, stands in the median on 52nd Street. (Ryan M. Collerd for PlanPhilly)
PlanPhilly
Community

Why Gen Z wants a place on 52nd Street — West Philly’s Black ‘Broadway’

Young people see a role for themselves on 52nd Street, especially after last week’s violent clashes between police and protesters and looters.

5 years ago

City workers removed the statue of Frank Rizzo in Wednesday's predawn hours. (Courtesy of City of Philadelphia)
PlanPhilly
Community

‘If we can move the statue, we can move policy’: Philly celebrates Rizzo removal

Mayor Kenney’s removal of the Frank Rizzo statue feels like progress to many. Yet to a smaller group of white people, the action feels like a betrayal.

5 years ago

Volunteers with New Kensington CDC clean up in Kensington on June 1, 2020. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Community

‘I want to be able to heal’: Kensington residents begin yet another recovery

After days of violence, Kensington neighbors struggle to come to terms with yet another crisis. Community leaders fear it could take years to rebuild.

5 years ago

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