Mayor Cherelle L. Parker has yet to release specifics on her plan to dismantle a billion-dollar drug market and stabilize the neighborhood, leaving uncertainty over what’s next.
one of the nation’s most infamous open-air drug markets has been slow to spread on Kensington Avenue. Looking out at the neighborhood’s entrenched suffering — the drug corners, the homelessness, the open wounds, the swirling trash, the deep poverty — Matt Gilger had his doubts.
an area that saw the city’s highest number of overdose deaths in 2022, sparking concerns about surging fatalities and spreading disease. Some question whether ParkerBut for some residents, the attention from City Hall has provided a newfound resolve. On Wednesday, inside the New Kensington Community Development Corporation headquarters on Somerset Street, there was an air of hope.
For now, that path remains obscured. Police Commissioner Kevin J. Bethel expects to deliver his law enforcement plan to Parker by April, saying only that the strategy would begin with a “communication” phase and thenAs for the long-term vision, Parker said in an interview Thursday that community members would be involved in the discussions.
Others said there had been an uptick in aggressive policing and that officers had been making more arrests for narcotics possession and paraphernalia — offenses that have long been overlooked in the area. Harrity said his neighbors support police more aggressively enforcing drug laws and said critics are disconnected from what residents want.
The Democratic members of the Kensington caucus said they heard positive feedback from constituents following the news last week that one harm reduction organization’s lease
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