Nbc10’s brian sheehan reports. · protesters march in opposition to the proposed philadelphia 76ers arena in center city on sept. · thousands of people took to the streets of philadelphia in the rain on saturday to protest against the proposed 76 place arena in chinatown. 8 to protest the new proposed 76ers arena, which is set to be built near philadelphia s chinatown. · hundreds of people from across the philadelphia region gathered and marched in the rain in solidarity with chinatown activists against the proposed 76ers arena on saturday, sept. West philadelphia residents gathered at a west philly against the arena meeting on oct. · the philadelphia 76ers proposing a new basketball arena in the heart of chinatown, called 76 place, sparked strong opposition from local residents who fear it will accelerate gentrification and displace businesses and families. But advocates from the neighborhood, who have been resisting the project for the last two years, say they won’t go down without a fight. · after years of protests against a plan to build a new arena for the nba’s 76ers near philadelphia ’s chinatown, a sudden reversal in those plans has left the neighborhood’s activists breathing a. · philadelphia city officials are pressing ahead with a new arena for the 76ers, the city’s nba franchise, to be built next to its historic chinatown.

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