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An apartment complex for North Philly gets nixed amid debate of future of American Street

A large development plan is dead and a rezoning proposal is being amended to give the community more say in new construction.

John Mulligan, a Bucks County resident and volunteer in this North Philadelphia community garden, puts up a banner urging locals to stand against City Council taking community gardens and other community-held lands in the area.
John Mulligan, a Bucks County resident and volunteer in this North Philadelphia community garden, puts up a banner urging locals to stand against City Council taking community gardens and other community-held lands in the area.Read moreTYGER WILLIAMS / Staff Photographer
    by Jason Laughlin
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