East Passyunk is once again a thriving small business corridor after surviving mass shutdowns during the pandemic. But, a different challenge has hit the area – Philadelphia city construction.
"Our roads have been ripped up for about six weeks now, beginning Memorial Day weekend. It’s definitely been a drop in sales in June, July is usually a slow month for everybody, but it’s another kick in the gut feeling." said Kristina Gaglianese., two years ago and says construction has been a negative impact on business in the same way as COVID impacted businesses, with data to prove it.
"Even my reporting statistics show that I have more returning customers and less new customers in the last month, which just tells me there’s less tourism," Gaglianese explained.and says efforts to get communication from the city has been frustrating. "We really wish that we just knew what was going on, so we could tell our clients and constituents," O’Leary stated. "Our businesses -