David Gambacorta

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Writer-at-Large at The Philadelphia Inquirer

Writer-at-Large @PhillyInquirer. Other bylines @Longreads @ringer @POLITICOMag @esquire. Could really use another cup of coffee.

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Donald Frank, ex-NFL cornerback, still seeks compensation for his concussions

3 weeks ago | inquirer.com | David Gambacorta

For months, Donald Frank waited anxiously to learn the fate of a $955,115 bet. That’s how much money the 59-year-old former San Diego Chargers cornerback potentially stood to receive from the NFL’s $1.5 billion concussion settlement program, according to its payment tiers for retired players who have developed neurocognitive illnesses.
After a close call during the Northeast Philly crash, these two septuagenarians are living life to the fullest.

1 month ago | inquirer.com | Wendy Ruderman |David Gambacorta

Harvey Garmeder and Miriam Roth are a play-it-safe sort of couple. The septuagenarians’ lives follow a predictable routine. Mondays are for karaoke at a Northeast Philadelphia bar near their neighborhood, Thursdays are for lunch at the Golden Corral on Street Road. If they venture to Atlantic City, they always stay at the Resorts Casino Hotel. Garmeder rarely feeds more than $20 into a slot machine. Wagering so little — 10 cents per spin — he never risks losing big. On Jan.
Pa. governor thanks FFs for response to medical plane crash

1 month ago | firerescue1.com | David Gambacorta |Aliya Schneider

By David Gambacorta and Aliya SchneiderThe Philadelphia InquirerPHILADELPHIA — Gov. Josh Shapiro on Monday visited a Northeast Philadelphia fire station whose members rallied as part of the all-hands-on-deck emergency response to a deadly Jan. 31 plane crash that left a deep trail of grief and trauma in its wake.
Una familia del noreste de Filadelfia lucha por acceder a una vivienda después de que un accidente aéreo dañara gravemente su casa y otras 15 propiedades

2 months ago | inquirer.com | David Gambacorta |Michelle Myers |Wendy Ruderman

Franco Gomez llegó a casa con su familia a tiempo para la cena en un nublado viernes de enero. Otra agotadora semana trabajando como instalador de alfombras, ganando 130 dólares al día, había llegado a su fin. Escapando del frío húmedo que invadía su casa del noreste de Filadelfia, Gomez y su esposa, Carolina, se acurrucaron en una cama de doble plaza con sus dos hijos en uno de los dormitorios del segundo piso.
A Northeast Philly family is struggling to afford housing after plane crash severely damaged their home and 15 other properties

2 months ago | inquirer.com | David Gambacorta |Michelle Myers |Wendy Ruderman

Franco Gomez made it home to his family by dinnertime on a misty Friday in late January. Another exhausting week of working as a carpet installer, earning $130 a day, had drawn to a close. To escape a damp chill that had seeped into their Northeast Philadelphia rowhouse, Gomez and his wife, Carolina, cuddled in a queen-size bed with their two children in a second-floor bedroom, the warmest space in the house. The family started to watch a Netflix movie, The Princess Switch.
Gov. Josh Shapiro thanks firefighters who responded to Philly plane crash: ‘You guys literally saved lives’

2 months ago | gazettextra.com | David Gambacorta |Aliya Schneider

PHILADELPHIA — Gov. Josh Shapiro on Monday visited a Northeast Philadelphia fire station whose members rallied as part of the all-hands-on-deck emergency response to a deadly Jan. 31 plane crash that left a deep trail of grief and trauma in its wake. A medical transport Learjet 55 plunged from the sky moments after it had taken off from Northeast Philadelphia airport shortly after 6 that evening, and slammed into Cottman Avenue, next to the Roosevelt Mall. kAmt?8:?6 f`[ 2E r@EE>2?
Gov. Josh Shapiro thanks firefighters who responded to Philly plane crash: ‘You guys literally saved lives’

2 months ago | swoknews.com | David Gambacorta |Aliya Schneider

PHILADELPHIA — Gov. Josh Shapiro on Monday visited a Northeast Philadelphia fire station whose members rallied as part of the all-hands-on-deck emergency response to a deadly Jan. 31 plane crash that left a deep trail of grief and trauma in its wake. A medical transport Learjet 55 plunged from the sky moments after it had taken off from Northeast Philadelphia airport shortly after 6 that evening, and slammed into Cottman Avenue, next to the Roosevelt Mall. kAmt?8:?6 f`[ 2E r@EE>2?
Gov. Josh Shapiro thanks firefighters who responded to Philly plane crash: ‘You guys literally saved lives’

2 months ago | union-bulletin.com | David Gambacorta |Aliya Schneider

PHILADELPHIA — Gov. Josh Shapiro on Monday visited a Northeast Philadelphia fire station whose members rallied as part of the all-hands-on-deck emergency response to a deadly Jan. 31 plane crash that left a deep trail of grief and trauma in its wake. A medical transport Learjet 55 plunged from the sky moments after it had taken off from Northeast Philadelphia airport shortly after 6 that evening, and slammed into Cottman Avenue, next to the Roosevelt Mall.
Gov. Josh Shapiro thanks firefighters who responded to Philly plane crash: ‘You guys literally saved lives’

2 months ago | thederrick.com | David Gambacorta |Aliya Schneider

PHILADELPHIA — Gov. Josh Shapiro on Monday visited a Northeast Philadelphia fire station whose members rallied as part of the all-hands-on-deck emergency response to a deadly Jan. 31 plane crash that left a deep trail of grief and trauma in its wake. A medical transport Learjet 55 plunged from the sky moments after it had taken off from Northeast Philadelphia airport shortly after 6 that evening, and slammed into Cottman Avenue, next to the Roosevelt Mall.
Gov. Josh Shapiro thanks firefighters who responded to the Northeast Philly plane crash: ‘You guys literally saved lives’

2 months ago | inquirer.com | David Gambacorta |Aliya Schneider

Gov. Josh Shapiro on Monday visited a Northeast Philadelphia fire station whose members rallied as part of the all-hands-on-deck emergency response to a deadly Jan. 31 plane crash that left a deep trail of grief and trauma in its wake. A medical transport Learjet 55 plunged from the sky moments after it had taken off from Northeast Philadelphia airport shortly after 6 that evening, and slammed into Cottman Avenue, next to the Roosevelt Mall.

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