Phila to Ban “Gentrification symbols” of Balconies and Bay Windows

There goes the old neighborhood.  Apparently councilman Johnson didn’t get paid a big enough payoff. That’s how Philadelphia rolls. Yes those dilapidated row houses are just cute as a button. Anyway, we don’t want those white folks moving in now do we?

In Philadelphia, city councilman Kenyatta Johnson has pushed for the city to ban balconies and bay windows from new apartments and condos, saying that they are a “symbol of gentrification” that causes anxiety, as he criticizes the new housing developments being built in the city.

Meanwhile, the “blame whitey” ban on balconies and bay windows passed out of committee and is now on the mayor’s desk, waiting to be signed into law. Johnson added “I call them pop-out windows, that’s where we have these monstrosity developments with windows with aluminum siding that are green or orange or blue, and they don’t fit on these blocks that are all red-brick rowhouses.”

The Philadelphia Inquirer reports:

Johnson, who represents much of South Philadelphia, introduced a bill during City Council’s May 23 session that would ban balconies and bay windows across Point Breeze and Grays Ferry. The two architectural features would still be allowed outside of those two neighborhoods, but according to the bill, the distance from which they can project from a building would continue to be regulated.

Wander over to the full thing if you want to read about all of the corruption. But I bet you have the drift by now.

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Want to bet the Mayor signs the bill?