"The word in the community is they are waiting for a bigger opportunity, "Law said. The Philadelphia City Council is just weeks away from voting on 76 Place, which would seat more than 18,000 people and according to Mayor Parker, create more than 1,000 ...

Philadelphia City Council continued to hear testimony on the controversial downtown 76ers arena on Tuesday. On Tuesday, City Council members heard testimony from those who opposed to the arena, including development and business leaders in Chinatown.

Chinatown residents and business owners asked City Council members at a hearing Tuesday morning why they would consider approving a new 76ers arena that researchers and residents have testified would threaten the survival of the 150-year-old Asian American neighborhood.