Philadelphia City Council

Philadelphia City Council President Kenyatta Johnson waved a phony handgun in front of Philly Police Commissioner Kevin Bethel during a discussion on police funding at City Hall on Tuesday.

Philadelphia City Council president Kenyatta Johnson pulled a gun — a toy one — on leadership of the Philadelphia Police Force on Tuesday during a discussion on police funding at a budget hearing. 

Philadelphia City Council laid out Thursday its plans to give millions to planning America’s 250th celebrations and events in the city in 2026.

Philadelphia is set to honor Will Smith by renaming part of a city street in his honor.

Will Smith is “West Philadelphia born and raised,” and now a street in his childhood neighborhood is being renamed in his honor.

With the biggest celebration of American independence in decades set for 2026, Philadelphia leadership is setting aside tens of millions of dollars to make sure the Semiquincentennial is properly funded in hopes of making even more money on all the tourists that come to the place where America was founded.

NBC10’s Miguel Martinez-Valle reports Thursday on Philadelphia City Council’s planned vote to expand its bike lane programs to new streets in North Philadelphia and Center City.

City Councilmembers held a moment of silence to honor the victims of the medical jet that crashed in Northeast Philadelphia last week. 

Philadelphia leaders are preparing for what happens after President Trump’s executive order targets undocumented immigrants and members of the LGBTQIA+ community. NBC10’s Miguel Martinez-Valle reports. 

NBC10’s Miguel Martinez-Valle reports on a Wednesday Philadelphia City Council hearing that Councilmember Rue Landau hopes will discuss how to protect some marginalized groups amid President Donald Trump’s executive orders on immigration and LGBTQ+ rights.

Councilmember At-Large Rue Landau is welcoming public comment at a Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2025, Philadelphia City Council hearing on how the city will deal with the Trump administration

The Philadelphia City Council has approved the Sixers arena plan, but there is still much to do to get the arena built in Center City. The plan is to have the project completed by the 2031-32 NBA season. NBC10’s Brian Sheehan has the details on what this process has entailed.

After two years of it being a possibility, the proposed Sixers arena has been approved by the Philadelphia City Council, giving it the greenlight to move forward. NBC10’s Miguel Martinez-Valle has what went on during the council meeting and NBC10’s Leah Uko has reaction from both sides.

NBC10’s Miguel Martinez-Valle reports on the drama inside Philadelphia City Council chambers Thursday morning as protesters — upset with the plans to build a Sixers arena in Center City — were escorted out. Council is set for finals votes on the proposed arena.

Another showdown in Philadelphia City Council will take place on Thursday after the meeting set for Wednesday recessed postponing a vote on the proposed Sixers arena. NBC10’s Aaron Baskerville has what councilmembers and those on both sides had to say.

Philadelphia City Council postponed the first vote on the proposed Sixers arena to Thursday, Dec. 12. Negotiations were ongoing on Wednesday, but once the hearing started the council recessed multiple times as many members of the public chanted in the chamber. NBC10’s Lauren Mayk has a look at what happened at the hearing.

The battle over whether the Sixers will be allowed to build an arena in Center City will continue for at least another week. The city has postponed its scheduled hearing for Thursday, Dec. 5 to Dec. 11. As City Council gets ready to vote on this proposal, many groups gathered at City Hall to oppose the arena. Mayor Cherelle Parker...

During the last day of public testimony about the proposed Sixers arena to City Council, over a hundred people spoke for and against the arena, but the majority were against it. NBC10’s Johnny Archer has what was said at the meeting.

The battle over building the proposed 76ers arena took several steps forward in Tuesday’s hearings. The Philadelphia City Council approved two bills needed to move the $2 billion dollar project forward. NBC10’s Lauren Mayk has what comes next following this approval.

Leaders in Philadelphia are already hard at work panning for 2026 which will be a big year for Philadelphia. The main topic was funding as they plan for the NCAA Men’s tournament, FIFA World Cup, America’s 250th celebration and the MLB All-Star game. NBC10’s Leah Uko has the details.