Yorktown Community Development Corporation

09/09/2019

It seems that most of the inner-city schools are being closed down or being converted to some type of housing. It's as if there are not any children left to go to school.

We crunched the numbers on academic performance and learning environment to bring you the schools at the top of their class.

09/09/2019

Very True. The entire City of Philadelphia is under construction.

Whether you see that conclusion as a warning or a blueprint probably depends on whether you’re a developer.

10/22/2018

Happy Anniversary Progress Plaza! Dr. Leon Sullivan his work still lives on.

When he was a boy, Howard Sullivan was always excited to join his father at the construction site of what is now Sullivan Progress Plaza in North Philadelphia.

08/16/2017

Suuport Neighboring Community Events. Vending Opportunites Available.

08/15/2017

This Thursday 8/17 ... Tell the young people you care about to attend.

07/08/2017

Huge Kudos to Tulsa OK for combating gentrification.

Tulsa Real Estate Fund is the economic vehicle for the urban community to collectively pool our dollars to effectively control and revitalize our neighborhoods.

01/11/2017

Our Yorktown community has such a rich story of so many wonderful people who have lived here, grew up here, or passed through this outstanding place some still call home. Here are just a few of our former neighbors:

01/11/2017

Reverend William H. Gray, III speaks about Yorktown.

01/10/2017

Yorktown Arms will be celebrating 20 years next month. Please join us....so Save These Dates.

12/18/2016

The Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King in Philadelphia. Yorktown Neighbors below Mrs. Gussie Anderson of North 13th Street (4th fr. Right) Rev. William H. Gray Jr. (Bright Hope) standing far right.

12/18/2016

Proclamation by Mayor Ed Rendell in 1995 Proclaiming the 2nd Saturday in August as "Yorktown Day"

12/18/2016

It's almost a cliché to describe Philadelphia as a city of neighborhoods, but when a community right in our backyard receives a national award from the American Planning Association, it's time to...