West Garfield Park · Then vs Now
West Garfield Park: 2026-01 vs 2027-01
A side-by-side look at how West Garfield Park shifted between two periods.
| 2026-01 | 2027-01 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Building permits | 13 | 0 | -100% |
| Construction value ($) | $118,010 | $0 | -100% |
| New business licenses | 12 | 0 | -100% |
| Business closings (proxy) | 1 | 1 | 0% |
| 311 service requests | 543 | 0 | -100% |
| Reported crimes | 227 | 0 | -100% |
| Violent crimes | 72 | 0 | -100% |
| Failed food inspections | 2 | 0 | -100% |
2026-01
West Garfield Park adds 12 businesses in one month
West Garfield Park logged 12 new business licenses in January after zero the previous month. Among them: Pulaski Food & More, Crazy Philly Express, and Nothin But Soul, all food retail. Permits rose 44% to 13, though their total value dropped 14% to $118k. Service requests climbed 13% to 543, led by 101 fly dumping complaints. Crime was up 11% overall to 227 incidents, but violent offenses fell 11% to 72.
2027-01
One business closes in West Garfield Park
West Garfield Park recorded one business closure in January, with no new openings, permits, service requests, crimes, or food inspection failures in the data. A quiet month across the board.
New businesses — 2026-01
- PULASKI FOOD & MORE (Retail Food Establishment)
- DARWIN P TOAQUIZA TIGASI (Peddler License)
- CRAZY PHILLY EXPRESS LLC (Retail Food Establishment)
- NOTHIN BUT SOUL (Retail Food Establishment)
- SMART CHOICE APPAREL (Limited Business License)
- LOPEZ REPAIR (Motor Vehicle Services License)
- PLK GROUP INC. (Retail Food Establishment)
- ONT GROUP (Tobacco)
- EXCLUSIVE QUICK COM (Limited Business License)
- KOSTNER FOOD BASKET (Tobacco)