Supporters hope the 18,500-seat arena can help revive a distressed retail corridor called Market East, which runs from City Hall to the Liberty Bell.
Protesters who locked arms on the council floor and delayed the start of the Thursday's meeting said they would continue their fight.
Opponents fear the arena will bring gridlock on game days - and go dark at other times - and also bring gentrification and rising rents to the area.
Mayor Cherelle Parker, a Democrat who had championed the plan, said the entire city will benefit from what she called a 'historic game-changing economic development project'.
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