Residents called the stop a lifeline, helping many people in the neighborhood get to jobs. SEPTA closed it for deep cleaning and to repair elevators damaged by trash, discarded needles and urine.Chanting “safety and solutions now,” about 200 Kensington residents marched between stops on the Market-Frankford El on Tuesday evening to protest SEPTA’s “indefinite” closure of the Somerset Station for cleanup and repairs.Residents described the Somerset stop as a lifeline, helping many people in the neighborhood get to jobs. “We need to get the city to realize we are hurting,” one resident...…Residents called the stop a lifeline, helping many people in the neighborhood get to jobs. SEPTA closed it for deep cleaning and to repair elevators damaged by trash, discarded needles and urine.Chanting “safety and solutions now,” about 200 Kensington residents marched between stops on the Market-Frankford El on Tuesday evening to protest SEPTA’s “indefinite” closure of the Somerset Station for cleanup and repairs.Residents described the Somerset stop as a lifeline, helping many people in the neighborhood get to jobs. “We need to get the city to realize we are hurting,” one resident...WW…

“Congress has made it a crime to open a property to others to use drugs,” wrote Circuit Judge Stephanos Bibas. “And that is what Safehouse will do.”In a setback to advocates who had hoped to open the nation’s first supervised injection site in Philadelphia, a federal appellate court ruled Tuesday that such a facility would violate a law known as the “crack house” statute and open its operators to potential prosecution.In a 2-1 decision, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit lauded the goals behind Safehouse — the nonprofit that, in an attempt to stem the...…“Congress has made it a crime to open a property to others to use drugs,” wrote Circuit Judge Stephanos Bibas. “And that is what Safehouse will do.”In a setback to advocates who had hoped to open the nation’s first supervised injection site in Philadelphia, a federal appellate court ruled Tuesday that such a facility would violate a law known as the “crack house” statute and open its operators to potential prosecution.In a 2-1 decision, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit lauded the goals behind Safehouse — the nonprofit that, in an attempt to stem the...WW…

What you need to know What you need to know The Inquirer Coronavirus Newsletter Science-based coverage sent each Monday, Wednesday, and Friday night to your inbox. Live Pregnant women infected with the coronavirus may be at slightly elevated risk of preterm birth, and of severe COVID-19 compared to non-pregnant women, according to two new reports on Monday from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. CDC researchers who had confirmed coronavirus infections between the end of March and mid-October. Among 3,912 newborns with known gestational ages, almost 13% were born...…What you need to know What you need to know The Inquirer Coronavirus Newsletter Science-based coverage sent each Monday, Wednesday, and Friday night to your inbox. Live Pregnant women infected with the coronavirus may be at slightly elevated risk of preterm birth, and of severe COVID-19 compared to non-pregnant women, according to two new reports on Monday from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. CDC researchers who had confirmed coronavirus infections between the end of March and mid-October. Among 3,912 newborns with known gestational ages, almost 13% were born...WW…

Trump's coronavirus treatment and cavalier attitude stings ordinary patients and doctors. His experience also speaks to the vast social, racial, and economic inequities in American health care.When President Donald Trump talks about his bout with coronavirus — and urges Americans to not let the pandemic that has killed more than 210,000 “dominate their lives” — Jesus Ortiz can hardly bring himself to listen.Ortiz, 58, was diagnosed in May with COVID-19, and his experience couldn’t have been more different from the president’s.Back then, at the height of the pandemic’s first wave in the...…Trump's coronavirus treatment and cavalier attitude stings ordinary patients and doctors. His experience also speaks to the vast social, racial, and economic inequities in American health care.When President Donald Trump talks about his bout with coronavirus — and urges Americans to not let the pandemic that has killed more than 210,000 “dominate their lives” — Jesus Ortiz can hardly bring himself to listen.Ortiz, 58, was diagnosed in May with COVID-19, and his experience couldn’t have been more different from the president’s.Back then, at the height of the pandemic’s first wave in the...WW…

Councilwoman Jamie Gauthier, who represents the 52nd Street corridor where unrest ended with police firing tear gas canisters into the street over the course of several hours on May 31, said that that decision has not received nearly the attention it should.In the wake of Mayor Jim Kenney’s apology for the teargassing of a peaceful protest on I-676 earlier this month, residents and officials from the West Philadelphia neighborhood where police also deployed tear gas are demanding answers.Councilmember Jamie Gauthier represents the 52nd Street corridor where unrest over the death of George...…Councilwoman Jamie Gauthier, who represents the 52nd Street corridor where unrest ended with police firing tear gas canisters into the street over the course of several hours on May 31, said that that decision has not received nearly the attention it should.In the wake of Mayor Jim Kenney’s apology for the teargassing of a peaceful protest on I-676 earlier this month, residents and officials from the West Philadelphia neighborhood where police also deployed tear gas are demanding answers.Councilmember Jamie Gauthier represents the 52nd Street corridor where unrest over the death of George...WW…

The account of Bologna twisting a handcuffed protester's fingers so hard she feared they would break is the third accusation against the embattled inspector.Joseph Bologna Jr., the high-ranking Philadelphia police official charged with assaulting a protester during demonstrations last week, has been suspended “with intent to dismiss,” Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw announced Tuesday. The department’s one-line early evening statement didn’t specify the reasons behind the decision, but a spokesperson later clarified it was a procedural move taken when any officer is charged with a crime....…The account of Bologna twisting a handcuffed protester's fingers so hard she feared they would break is the third accusation against the embattled inspector.Joseph Bologna Jr., the high-ranking Philadelphia police official charged with assaulting a protester during demonstrations last week, has been suspended “with intent to dismiss,” Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw announced Tuesday. The department’s one-line early evening statement didn’t specify the reasons behind the decision, but a spokesperson later clarified it was a procedural move taken when any officer is charged with a crime....WW…

Those who serve the most vulnerable in this fragile place are trying to figure out how to be there for their clients at the most uncertain of times.Saturday morning, 20 people gathered on Frankford and Allegheny Avenues and marched down Allegheny, crossing under the El and passing the National Guard troops that have loomed over their damaged neighborhood for days.Organized for a peace and unity event, the marchers passed looted buildings as they chanted “Black Lives Matter” and the names of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor, both victims of police brutality.Protesters drew cheers from...…Those who serve the most vulnerable in this fragile place are trying to figure out how to be there for their clients at the most uncertain of times.Saturday morning, 20 people gathered on Frankford and Allegheny Avenues and marched down Allegheny, crossing under the El and passing the National Guard troops that have loomed over their damaged neighborhood for days.Organized for a peace and unity event, the marchers passed looted buildings as they chanted “Black Lives Matter” and the names of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor, both victims of police brutality.Protesters drew cheers from...WW…

"If we had delayed [the shutdown] another week, things would have been a lot worse," the city's health commissioner says.Philadelphia has one of the largest outbreaks of coronavirus in the country, to judge by the number of infections that have been confirmed. But the city’s rate of infection — illnesses divided by people — compared with hard-hit cities like New York, Detroit, and New Orleans, has been significantly lower, .Just over 40 out of every 10,000 Philadelphians have tested positive for coronavirus, an infection rate that ranks 68th out of more than 3,000 U.S. counties included in...…"If we had delayed [the shutdown] another week, things would have been a lot worse," the city's health commissioner says.Philadelphia has one of the largest outbreaks of coronavirus in the country, to judge by the number of infections that have been confirmed. But the city’s rate of infection — illnesses divided by people — compared with hard-hit cities like New York, Detroit, and New Orleans, has been significantly lower, .Just over 40 out of every 10,000 Philadelphians have tested positive for coronavirus, an infection rate that ranks 68th out of more than 3,000 U.S. counties included in...WW…