Philadelphia/Northeast

Northeast Philadelphia is a more residential area of the city, although it is home to burgeoning Russian, Brazilian, and Indian communities and restaurants. Northeast Philly is home to Philadelphia Mills Mall (formerly Franklin Mills Mall), claimed to be the most visited attraction in Pennsylvania.

Understand
The Northeast is notable for bargain shopping. Northeast Philadelphia is home to Philadelphia Mills Mall, with many popular brands having large outlet stores there. The Far Northeast is the farthest north you can get in Philadelphia without leaving the city. This section is mostly residential and somewhat suburban in character, with some light industrial parks. The lower portion of the Northeast tends to have a more dense, urban feel. Pennypack Park runs through the Northeast and the Far Northeast.

Port Richmond is largely populated by people of Polish and Irish descent. Known for various Polish businesses as well as restaurants, this section of the city is known for its authentic Polish cuisine. Many different grade schools, public and parochial, are in Port Richmond. This area of the city is very convenient to Center City, Old City, South Philly, the Northeast, as well as New Jersey via the Betsy Ross Bridge. Access to the El as well as the trolley and bus routes also make this area a great place to live and commute to different areas of the city. Affordable housing is also a perk of the Port Richmond area. This neighborhood is made up of mostly row homes and various types of apartments. Many businesses thrive along Aramingo Avenue, which is a heavy populated avenue in this neighborhood.

Wissinoming and nearby Tacony are home to several churches and grade schools. Access to New Jersey is provided via the Tacony-Palmyra Bridge. Wissinoming is situated to the east of Frankford, which is home to the Frankford Transportation Center (known colloquially as "Bridge and Pratt" since the terminal is at the intersection of Pratt and Bridge Streets). The Market Frankford Line (or El)'s eastern terminus is the Frankford Transportation Center. There are eighteen bus routes that stop here, leading to different sections of Philadelphia and beyond.

Lawndale is a diverse, residential neighborhood located between Cottman Avenue and Rising Sun Avenue/Roosevelt Boulevard.

By train
Heading eastbound on the Market-Frankford Line, Church Station through the Frankford Transportation Center are all located in the Northeast (or a more liberal definition of the Northeast may claim as far west as Girard station to be in the Northeast). SEPTA's Trenton Line, West Trenton Line, and Fox Chase Line trains have stops in the Northeast as well.

By car
Easily accessible via I-95 (exits 27 though 35), Route 1/Roosevelt Boulevard, and the Pennsylvania Turnpike (exit 351). This is also a good part of the city to have a car, since distances are greater, and on-street parking in greater supply.

By bus
An abundance of SEPTA buses serve the Northeast.

By boat
There are a few boat ramps along the Delaware River. The gates are often closed at 10:30PM by police; check online for times.

See

 * Otherworld is a surreal art installation in a disused big-box store at 2500 Grant Avenue in the Far Northeast. Not great if you have sensory overload issues.

Do

 * AMC 14 Movie Theater Conveniently located inside Philadelphia Mills Mall

Buy
Frankford Ave and Torresdale Ave are the two main shopping streets in lower Northeast Philly. Northeast Philadelphia is also home to one of the Philadelphia's regions largest outlet malls, Philadelphia Mills. There also two other malls in Bucks County (outside the City of Philadelphia) about ten to twenty minutes away&mdash;the Neshaminy Mall and Oxford Valley Mall.


 * Located along Cottman Avenue, west of Roosevelt Boulevard.
 * Located along Cottman Avenue, west of Roosevelt Boulevard.
 * Located along Cottman Avenue, west of Roosevelt Boulevard.

Eat
Now Philadelphia was not named one on the fattest cities in the country for no reason! In Philadelphia, there is always a place to eat and go to have a good time! The Northeast has lots to choose from! From Dave and Buster's, Nifty Fifty's, Texas Roadhouse, and Chickie's and Pete's, you will never leave the Northeast hungry. Do not forget to grab a Philadelphia soft pretzel, Rita's water ice, and cheese steak, as well as stopping by a Wawa and grabbing a Tastykake.



Drink
The normal bar in Northeast Philadelphia are corner pubs, holding about 100 people. The area around Cottman and Frankford Ave. has a large selection of bars to choose from, with reasonable beer specials (just ask the bartender). Few have a cover charge of $3 to $5 if a band is playing; don't be embarrassed to turn it down and go to a different place.



Crime
While much of Northeast Philadelphia is relatively safe, the areas of Fairhill, Glenwood, Hunting Park, Harrowgate, Stanton, North Central, West Kensington, Hartranft, and Kensington comprise a section that earned the nickname "The Badlands" that has been repeatedly identified as one of the nation's largest open-air drug use and drug-related crime areas in the nation. The region's crime is so notorious that it has been the subject of numerous documentaries and even a novel called Third and Indiana.