Hacker News with Generative AI: Philadelphia

Spanish speakers in Philadelphia break traditional rules of speech in signs (phys.org)
I've discovered something fascinating about how Spanish speakers in Philadelphia address each other and communicate through public signs.

Linguistics, Urban Planning, Philadelphia, Culture, Language

3 points by PaulHoule 23 days ago | 2 comments

Philly's street fentanyl contains a chemical called BTMPS used in plastic (theconversation.com)
As much as half of the fentanyl sold on Philly’s streets contains an industrial chemical used in plastics manufacturing. That’s according to our November 2024 testing of fentanyl samples collected in Philadelphia’s Kensington neighborhood, regarded as the largest open-air drug market on the East Coast.

Drugs, Public Health, Philadelphia, Chemistry

21 points by PaulHoule 39 days ago | 9 comments

How Philly Whole Foods Workers Beat Jeff Bezos (jacobin.com)
In the face of what they say was a vicious anti-union campaign, and at a time of anti-worker right-wing advance nationally, Philadelphia Whole Foods workers successfully voted to form a union.

Labor Unions, Amazon, Philadelphia

15 points by PaulHoule 60 days ago | 1 comments

Plane crashes in Northeast Philadelphia neighborhood [video] (youtube.com)

Plane crashes, Accidents, Philadelphia, News, Videos

7 points by handfuloflight 84 days ago | 1 comments

Small plane crashes in Northeast Philadelphia (6abc.com)

Aviation, Accidents, Philadelphia

62 points by thomasdziedzic 84 days ago | 83 comments

Elon Musk ordered to attend Philadelphia court hearing over $1M giveaway (cbsnews.com)
Billionaire Elon Musk has been ordered by a judge to attend a Philadelphia court hearing on Thursday after he was sued by District Attorney Larry Krasner over his $1 million giveaway to voters.

Elon Musk, Lawsuits, Philadelphia, Giveaways

14 points by computerliker 177 days ago | 5 comments

Politics Philadelphia DA sues Elon Musk PAC to stop $1M lottery for voters (cnbc.com)

Politics, Elections, Lawsuits, Elon Musk, Philadelphia

11 points by donsupreme 180 days ago | 6 comments

Air pollution inside Philadelphia's subway is much worse than on the streets (phys.org)
The air quality in the City Hall subway station in downtown Philadelphia is much worse than on the sidewalks directly above the station.

Air Pollution, Transportation, Philadelphia, Public Health, Urban Environment

3 points by geox 201 days ago | 0 comments

Judge orders removal of 1,000ft rotting ocean liner from Philadelphia pier (theguardian.com)

Environment, Law, Philadelphia, Shipping

40 points by howard941 249 days ago | 25 comments