“It’s a good problem to have — that there is land that is identified for
affordability, and that there are active neighbors that want to see that space
thrive.”
The petition asked businesses to boycott the Newtown Athletic Club for the
owner’s involvement in organizing buses that transported 200 people to the U.S.
Capitol on Jan. 6.
Teams of medical professionals are going to senior housing complexes, setting up
clinics in lobbies and community rooms, and even going directly to the
individual residences of homebound seniors.
Beyond tenant-landlord disputes, Gagandeep Lakhmna faces neighborhood opposition
over a proposal for a seven-story apartment building in one of Philadelphia’s
rowhouse neighborhoods.
This week, the group will be at Temple University’s Liacouras Center from 10
a.m. to 4 p.m. on Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday. No appointments are necessary.
People waited for hours at Philadelphia’s first walk-up vaccination clinic. The
consortium hopes more collaboration will lead to shorter lines at future sites.
On a first-come, first-serve basis, Philadelphians in the city’s 1B vaccination
category, and who live in zip codes identified by the organization as “highest
risk” can visit the site.
The ongoing break-ins call into question the security of the iconic blue boxes,
which residents use to mail everything from checks and confidential records to
election ballots.