Yesterday in Philly: PECO, Parties, and Parking Lot Drama
Hey Philly, here’s what you missed yesterday:
⚡️ PECO Workers Ready to Strike?
The union that represents PECO workers voted to authorize a strike. It doesn’t mean they’re walking out yet, but it puts real pressure on management—and could mean trouble for your power bill (or outages) if it drags on. Eyes on this one.
🚌 Transit and Traffic Headaches
If you rely on NJ Transit or Amtrak to NYC, full service through Penn Station is supposed to be back today after last week’s track fire. Fingers crossed.
I-95 in Old City had a 4-car pileup. Expect lingering mess if you drive that way.
In local traffic madness: a car hit five people (including four kids) at a prom sendoff in Holmesburg. All are hospitalized, at least one in critical. Some scary stuff.
The always massive Roots Picnic hit year 18, with Jay-Z headlining.
🏙️ City Hall & Real Estate Watch
Governor Shapiro is floating new rules tying sustainability and transparency to those juicy tax breaks for data-center developers. Could shift how (and which) tech stuff gets built near the city.