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Fish's Stollenwerk honors slain Philly police officer Daniel Faulkner this afternoon
Thirty-five years ago today, Philadelphia police officer Daniel Faulkner was killed outside the address where Fish will soon reside. In dedication to the memory of Faulkner, Fish will donate a police bicycle to the Sixth District.
Fish's Stollenwerk honors slain Philly police officer Daniel Faulkner this afternoon
Mike Stollenwerk is busy this week. He’s trying to get Fish, his stalwart seafooderie, open at its new home at 1234 Locust ("Either the week before or the week after Christmas") while inching toward closing its current 1708 Lombard location to begin work on Brick American Eatery. As a conscious citizen, he couldn't help but want to reach out to his new neighborhood — specifically his new corner. Thirty years ago today, Philadelphia police officer Daniel Faulkner was killed outside the address where Fish will soon reside. In dedication to the memory of Faulkner, Fish and GM Jim Evans of the Independent Hotel (where the restaurant resides) will donate a police bicycle to the Sixth District during a ceremony at 4 this afternoon, mere days after D.A. Seth Williams decided against a death penalty hearing for Mumia Abu-Jamal, Faulkner's convicted killer.
"As we were moving further into that spot, we thought it was a good time to donate to the District and reach out to the police," says Stollenwerk. "Buy the police a bulletproof vest, perhaps. Yet when we mentioned as much to the District, they were appreciative but mentioned that they needed bicycles so to better mobilize police in that area."
Stollenwerk and Evans purchased a bicycle from Jay's Peddle Power in Fishtown and invited Faulkner's family to today’s ceremony, along with Mayor Michael Nutter (who’ll be out of town at the Pennsylvania Ball) and Police Chief Charles Ramsey.
"It's a great neighborhood," says Stollenwerk of Midtown Village. "[Fish's predecessor had] a bad rep, as it was previously a loud club [Bump, then Q] that neighbors used to lodge complaints about. We just want to let them know that we're supporting them — the police, our neighbors. It’s what we do." So while he welcomes his crew into Fish's new confines (including former 10 Arts pastry chef Monica Glass) and starts the hiring process at Brick, Stollenwerk wants the Sixth District to know he's behind them. "We’re here to support them as they support us," he says.
Could have done it without sticking yourself right smack into the middle of a huge controversy. smh.— tjt
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