Your hot takes on the Philly Naked Bike Ride

🗳️ New Mayoral Poll Results

PHL17 and Emerson College have put out a new poll surveying 600 Philadelphia Democratic voters. Several candidates fall within the margin of error, but the numbers show Helen Gym with a slight lead. She won support from 21% of Democratic primary voters, followed by Cherelle Parker and Rebecca Rhynhart, who are tied with 18%. Allan Domb got 14%. Rhynhart had the highest favorability rating, and Jeff Brown had the highest unfavorable rating. One in six survey respondents said they were still undecided. [Inquirer 🔒]

• How do these new numbers compare to the first independent mayoral poll by The Committee of Seventy? 🎧

⚕️ Councilmembers Move to Ban Safe Consumption Sites

Five City Councilmembers are backing a bill that would ban supervised injection sites from opening in their districts, covering the Riverwards, South Philadelphia, and most of Northeast Philly. Supervised injection sites, which take a harm reduction approach to the drug crisis, allow people to use drugs under medical supervision to prevent overdoses. The legislation was introduced by Councilmember Quetcy Lozada, whose district covers Kensington, the epicenter of the city’s opioid epidemic. [Inquirer 🔒]

• Kensington-based harm reduction advocates Nicole Bixler and Sarah Laurel share their experiences working on the front lines of the opioid crisis 🎧

🤝 New Youth Anti-Violence Program

Philly Truce, an anti-violence nonprofit organization, is running a new program called Safe City Boys, to keep young men of color on a safe and healthy life path. About 24 boys between 11-and 15-years-old are currently participating in behavioral therapy, as well as learning conflict resolution and language arts. In June, program graduates will serve their communities as peer mediators throughout the summer. [KYW News]

🏠 Move Bombing Anniversary

On May 13, 1985, Philadelphia police dropped a military-grade bomb on a house in West Philly, killing 11 members of the Black liberation group MOVE, and destroying two city blocks. For the first time in 38 years, a surviving family member of the MOVE founders, Mike Africa, Jr., owns a house on that same 6200 block of Osage Avenue. Africa intends for the house to be a space for people to reflect on what happened, and peacefully move forward. [6ABC]

The annual Philly Naked Bike Ride returns on Aug. 26. Some Philadelphians go all-out for this wacky tradition, while others stand firmly against it. Last week, I posted a Reddit discussion thread in which many residents said that public nudity isn’t that big of a deal.

But Hey Philly readers, on the other hand, are not huge fans!

Hey Philly reader Janice S. told me she thinks the annual event is “definitely not appropriate.”

Many of you took issue with the legality of public nudity.

“Any other day of the week, these same people would be arrested,” Hey Philly reader Kimberly B. said.

Leah Y. expressed similar sentiments, saying “They lock people up for indecent exposure, why is this any different?”

🪄 Harry Potter Trivia | Monday | 7 p.m.

Gather your magical friends and test your Hogwarts knowledge at Source Urban Brewery and compete in five rounds of wizard trivia. [free, Fishtown]

🐦 Bird Walk | Wednesday | 7:30 a.m.

Join fellow nature lovers for a stroll through Houston Meadow to see and hear migrating songbirds. [free, Andorra]

• Psst! Here’s your ultimate guide to Philly bird watching 🎧

🎉 Night Market | Thursday | 6 p.m.

Head to Cottman and Frankford Ave for food, drinks, vendors, live music and a moon bounce. [$30-$50, Mayfair]

Your Last-Minute Philly Voter Guide

Tomorrow is the big primary election in Philadelphia that we’ve all been gearing up for. If you haven’t been paying much attention until now, don’t worry! We got you. Host Trenae Nuri talks with Asha Prihar, general assignment reporter at Billy Penn, and Katie Meyer, government editor and reporter at Spotlight PA, to break down your ballot.