6th District Councilman Bobby Henon has released his CityHall mobile application. Photo/Matthew Flowers

Committed to making city government more accessible, 6th District Councilman Bobby Henon introduced the long-awaited CityHall application for smartphone users.

The app is designed to provide residents, business owners and visitors of Philadelphia access to many of the services offered at City Hall right from the phone in their pocket.

Henon announced the new City Hall app is now available for the first time through iTunes to download to iPhones everywhere. The first version of the app will allow users to report problems they see in their neighborhoods, like graffiti, pot holes or more newsworthy problems the city is facing, such as absentee landlords.

“The app will be available to download for Android soon, but for now issues can be directed [through] the Web version,” Henon said. continue reading »