20 Facts About Northeast Philadelphia

Northeast Philadelphia, nicknamed Northeast Philly, the Northeast and the Great Northeast, is a section of the City of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

The Northeast Philadelphia is known as being home to a large working class Irish American population, but it is home to Polish, German, Jewish, Italian, African American, Portuguese, Brazilian, Russian, Puerto Rican, Dominican, Ukrainian, Indian, Chinese, and Vietnamese neighborhoods.

The term "Near Northeast Philadelphia" is not used colloquially, but the term "Far Northeast Philadelphia" is in widespread use.

Northeast Philadelphia is bounded by the Delaware River on the east, Bucks County on the north, and Montgomery County on the west.

In spite of the political incorporation, the Northeast Philadelphia retained its old development patterns for a time, and the dense populations and urban style of housing that marked older, more traditional sections of the city had not yet found their way there.

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Salvatore introduced a bill in the State Senate to allow the Northeast Philadelphia to become a separate county called Liberty County, but the bill failed to progress beyond this stage.

Today, the Northeast Philadelphia enjoys greater racial balance and relative stability.

All of Northeast Philadelphia is in the 2nd Congressional District of Pennsylvania, and is currently represented by Brendan Boyle.

Northeast Philadelphia is split among several State House districts, including those of Democrats Ed Neilson, Kevin Boyle, Michael Driscoll, Jared Solomon, Jason Dawkins, Isabella Fitzgerald, and Joseph Hohenstein, and Republican Martina White.

The Lower Northeast Philadelphia is divided among five other council districts, all represented by Democrats, including the 1st, represented by Mark Squilla, the 5th, represented by Council President Darrell Clarke, the 6th, represented by Bobby Henon, the 7th, represented by Maria Quinones-Sanchez, and the 9th, represented by Marian Tasco.

Philadelphia Police Department patrols four districts within its Northeast Division, including the 7th and 8th districts in the Far Northeast, and the 2nd and 15th in the Near Northeast.

Northeast Philadelphia is home to Philadelphia Mills, formerly known as Franklin Mills, a shopping mall that was built on what was once Liberty Bell Park Racetrack, and is one of the most visited attractions in the state.

Also present in the Northeast Philadelphia are two nationally recognized medical establishments, Friends Hospital and Fox Chase Cancer Center.

The Northeast is home to Fox Chase Farm, an educational facility that is the only working farm left in the Philadelphia city limits.

Several publicly funded charter high schools operate in Northeast Philadelphia, including Philadelphia Academy, MaST, Franklin Towne and Maritime Academy Charter High School.

Northeast Philadelphia is home to a public magnet school, The Arts Academy at Benjamin Rush.

Catholic high schools in Northeast Philadelphia include St Hubert Catholic High School for Girls, Father Judge, Cardinal Dougherty, Northeast Catholic, and Archbishop Ryan.

Prominent geographic feature and recreation destination in Northeast Philadelphia is Pennypack Creek, which runs through Pennypack Park.

Tacony-Palmyra Bridge, the only Delaware River crossing in Northeast Philadelphia not operated by the Delaware River Port Authority, allows one to drive between the Tacony section of the city and Palmyra, New Jersey.

Northeast Philadelphia is served by SEPTA's Market-Frankford Line, often called the "Frankford El" or "the El" because portions of the rail line are elevated above streets below, including Frankford and Kensington avenues.