{"id":132300,"date":"2024-12-02T00:47:52","date_gmt":"2024-12-01T17:47:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=132300"},"modified":"2024-12-02T00:47:52","modified_gmt":"2024-12-01T17:47:52","slug":"game-time-in-philadelphia-vote-looms-for-new-76ers-arena-near-chinatown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=132300","title":{"rendered":"Game Time in Philadelphia: Vote Looms for New 76ers Arena Near Chinatown"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-0\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">More than two years after the owners of the Philadelphia 76ers first proposed building a basketball arena just blocks from City Hall, it is now crunchtime for a bitterly divisive $1.3 billion project that would alter the look and flow of the city\u2019s downtown.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\"><a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/phlcouncil.com\/Arena-Info\/\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Over the last few weeks<\/a>, community groups, labor leaders and business owners have testified before the City Council, making impassioned arguments for or against the project.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Supporters say the arena would generate thousands of construction jobs, particularly for Black and Hispanic residents, and serve as a gleaming magnet for the Center City neighborhood. But critics, citing a litany of misguided stadium deals around the country, warn the arena <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2023\/12\/30\/us\/philadelphia-chinatown-76ers-arena.html\" title=\"\">would decimate<\/a> the city\u2019s storied but fragile Chinatown.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-1\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The last hearing on the project is scheduled for Tuesday, and a vote is <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.phillytrib.com\/news\/local_news\/phillys-city-council-to-add-session-on-dec-19\/article_8fce96d2-674e-532f-a595-a7373c26c0c8.html\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">expected by Dec. 19<\/a>. If a majority of the 17-member Council says yes, as many anticipate, then the project would be in the hands of Mayor Cherelle Parker, who has been a strong supporter and who would be approving a signature accomplishment in her first year in office.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/12\/01\/us\/philadelphia-76ers-arena-chinatown.html\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>More than two years after the owners of the Philadelphia 76ers first proposed building a basketball arena just blocks from City Hall, it is now crunchtime for a bitterly divisive &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=132300\" class=\"more-link\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8629],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-132300","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-u-s","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/132300","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=132300"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/132300\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=132300"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=132300"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=132300"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}