Philadelphia City Council’s proposed exception to its overnight business curfew is tightly drawn: it would cover the west side of Broad Street between Allegheny Avenue and Westmoreland Street, while leaving the restriction in place elsewhere in the Eighth District. The North Broad Street Pizza Hut at the center of the proposal says its sales have fallen sharply since the curfew took effect.
The restaurant reported sales of $851,000 from January through October 2025 and $457,000 over the same months in 2026, a 46.3% decline, according to The Philadelphia Tribune. Its operator, MAPS BH Management, told the paper that the location had incurred operating losses and had a negative 15.6% profit margin through September 2026.
A narrow exception, not an end to the curfew
Bill 260710, introduced by Councilmember Cindy Bass, would allow businesses on that stretch to operate overnight. The Pizza Hut’s operator proposed using the exemption for delivery orders only after 11 p.m.: its lobby already closes at 9 p.m., and the exterior pickup window would close to customers at 11. Only drivers collecting prepaid orders would be allowed to approach overnight, the Tribune reported.
Council approved the bill, with final passage scheduled for November 12. The proposal is therefore not yet a completed change to the curfew. The existing restriction bars businesses in the Eighth Council District from operating between 11 p.m. and 6 a.m.; violations can draw fines of $1,000 per day, according to the Tribune.
The proposal follows earlier curfew expansions
The North Broad measure comes after Philadelphia applied curfews to other commercial areas. PhillyVoice reported that a March 2024 measure restricted hours for 90 businesses in part of Kensington, and that later that year Council approved curfews along corridors in the 9th, 8th and 6th districts. Those earlier actions provide the policy backdrop, but do not establish what effect the rule has had on this Pizza Hut.
Businesses have also objected to the broader restrictions. In August 2025, Axios Philadelphia reported that a coalition of businesses and advocates was campaigning against an expanded curfew. Separately, food-truck owner Edward Bonilla told CBS Philadelphia he began losing customers after an earlier expansion took effect at his North Fifth Street corner in Hunting Park. That account concerns a different business and location, not evidence of a citywide pattern.
The Pizza Hut’s operator says operating delivery-only under an exemption could preserve late-night business without customers gathering at the site. Philadelphia police supported the targeted exemption, the Tribune reported. Whether the bill receives its scheduled final vote—and whether the proposed arrangement would keep the restaurant viable—remains unresolved.
