Woman dies after plunging into uncovered manhole outside luxury stores

A woman died after falling into an uncovered manhole in front of 653 Fifth Ave. in Midtown Manhattan, according to the NYPD.
WHYY

On 52nd Street, local shop owners feel relief while chains remain boarded

Business owners on 52nd Street were able to rest easy for the moment after a Minnesota jury found former police officer Derek Chauvin guilty of murder for the killing of George Floyd last May. Floyd’s ...
Philadelphia Tribune

This entrepreneur wants to bring the 21st century economy to 52nd Street

Serial entrepreneur Tayyib Smith remembers seeing Jesse Jackson, Barack Obama, and a dead body all on 52nd Street in West Philadelphia — not all at the same time, of course. “I remember when Jesse ...
Drexel University

The Equity Test: Philadelphia’s 52nd Street Investment Playbook

Over the past four months, the Nowak Metro Finance Lab at Drexel University, The Enterprise Center (TEC), and the Philadelphia Equity Alliance (PEA) have partnered to develop an Investment Playbook ...
Philadelphia Tribune

Why Gen Z wants a place on 52nd Street — West Philly’s Black ‘Broadway’

Kendra Van de Water and James Aye envision opening a brick-and-mortar space for youth on 52nd Street. The storefront would be a place to continue their work to empower and engage local youth — a ...