ringringmytacobell t1_ja89h1e wrote on February 27, 2023 at 4:10 PM

Reply to comment by CallMeMattF in Mawn, a BYOB Cambodian noodle house, to open next month in South Philadelphia by ColdJay64

I say this with absolutely no sources but I would venture to guess it has something to do with Kenyatta Johnson.

PurpleWhiteOut t1_ja8lijx wrote on February 27, 2023 at 5:28 PM

Unironically yeah. He's been against any zoning changes, especially on Point Breeze Ave and Washington Ave. The west side of broad has barely any commercial zoning outside of PB Ave, some corners, and a little on Snyder and W Passyunk. Unless the zoning changes, the west side doesn't have many spaces for commercial to exist in the first place

CallMeMattF t1_ja8ifve wrote on February 27, 2023 at 5:09 PM

How so? I met him once or twice through a nonprofit I worked for but admittedly don’t keep up with his work.

petedogg t1_ja8k1ss wrote on February 27, 2023 at 5:19 PM

KJ believes that anything good would cause gentrification, especially anything that might be remotely associated with “hipster” white people.

CallMeMattF t1_ja9dqe4 wrote on February 27, 2023 at 8:26 PM

Well here I am, a 30-year-old white guy (I would never claim to be hip) living on PBA. I don’t want to get rid of my neighbors, I just want a decent hoagie or panini not from OCF, the combo real estate/coffee house taking over this dirty ol’ town

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hockeystuff77 t1_jacoi4x wrote on February 28, 2023 at 2:16 PM

He’s a greedy fuck that knows what to do to keep getting re-elected. Next time you see him, flip him off. I own down around taproom on 19th and his stupid fucking policies are doing nothing but holding a huge, high potential area of the city back, and his constituents keep voting for him because he keeps them fearful of young, mildly affluent people coming in and chasing them out. Just look at Washington ave. Once side got a sorely needed redevelopment, and the other got fuck all.