“This is an historic agreement,” Parker said in a video posted on the social platform X. “I wholeheartedly believe this is the right deal for the people of Philadelphia.
Philadelphia mayor strikes a deal with the 76ers to build a new arena downtown
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She also said she’d declare a public safety emergency to drive resources into neighborhoods, eyeing crime, gun violence and addiction.
Cherelle Parker sworn in as Philadelphia's 100th mayor
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