Late night curfew for businesses could expand outside of Kensington to other areas of Philly

Businesses with a food establishment or restaurant liquor license are exempted from the bill.

Driscoll said he hopes this is only a temporary measure to keep nuisance businesses from operating late at night.

“I just hope it’s a short-term tool to get control of some areas that are misbehaving, but we’re hoping it’s not something that’s going to translate to the whole city,” he said. “Hopefully, we get this under control, and maybe someday we just reverse them.”

Cindy Bass has long been a crusader against so-called “stop and gos” where people can pick up a limited alcohol selection, single cigarettes and other things late at night.  Bass has fought against the liquor licensees with tables set up just for show, and limited food offerings to comply with state regulations for restaurants and bars.