West Garfield Park · 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.
By the numbers
| Building permits | 13 |
|---|---|
| Declared construction value | $118,010 |
| New business licenses | 12 |
| Business closings (proxy) | 1 |
| 311 service requests | 543 |
| Reported crimes | 227 |
| Violent crimes | 72 |
| Failed food inspections | 2 |
New businesses
- 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)
Top permit types
- PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM — 9
- PERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION — 3
- PERMIT - REINSTATE REVOKED PMT — 1
Top 311 request types
- Fly Dumping Complaint — 101
- Garbage Cart Maintenance — 43
- Abandoned Vehicle Complaint — 35
- 311 INFORMATION ONLY CALL — 29
- Building Violation — 21