found that within a five-minute walk of the Kensington and Allegheny intersection, more than 300 people have been shot since 2015, a rate that, per square mile, is 11 times higher than the city as a whole.Kensington’s heroin economy thrives, along with the endless gun violence it fuels. And the neighborhood’s pain is plainer than ever.
”The mayor, this administration has asked a vulnerable, majority Black and brown community to shoulder a citywide crisis,” she said. In a statement, city spokesperson Kevin Lessard said that city leaders understand the frustration, but “continue to do everything possible to address the complex and deeply entrenched issues facing the Kensington area.”to streamline and coordinate its response to the opioid epidemic.
Quiñones-Sánchez, though, criticized what she described as a disjointed effort among organizations working in the area. She said they have not evolved to address the new drugs infiltrating the streets, such as fentanyl and xylazine, also known as “tranq,” athe drug supply, and that the city needs to rethink its approach to outreach.
So then is it fair to say that crime is a concern? WHYYNews aired two pieces last week claiming that crime is no biggie. They were just carrying the DNC's water, so to speak.
RESIGN DA_LarryKrasner
chrislhayes Wait! Weren't these these thugs exercising their 2nd Amendment rights?
Well, the Inquirier and the politicians of the left created an environment that was ripe for this kind of carnage. Now that you guys broke it. You need to fix it
Yea, there's enough room for this title. Good.
chrislhayes And may have flipped PN to Oz.
great work, Democrats
How were they able to find the shell casings in all that trash
GOODTIMEZ-THROUGHBACK By:ebony-R.
chrislhayes Yup another example of democrat policy at play.
chrislhayes This will inflame voters' crime concerns in PA.
chrislhayes The REPUBLICANS in Harrisburg continue to prevent Philly from any gun safety regulations.
chrislhayes Assume the community leaders and activists have a robust neighborhood watch program set up?
chrislhayes What’s the big Surprise? You guys voted for the Mayor and DA whom made a “Easy on Thug” policy and Sanitary City. Like the Roaches Voted for Raid. And Chris is on his show every night telling everyone how good the Dems policies are
chrislhayes If only people didn’t have such a love affair with guns… 🤔
chrislhayes Buddy you better mark yourself as 'parody' or I'm gonna report you to Elon.
I don’t know why there isn’t heavy police or the national guard in this area. I can’t even walk pass without stepping on needles in this place and the violence have been through the roof for several years now. SWO332
the Dem dream world. they created it. so live in it.
We know about the proliferation of guns in AmeriKKKa, but I’m curious about why there hasn’t been an exposé on “how” young people get their hands on them so easily. 🤔💭Killadelphia
How can you allow what goes on down there It looks like a third world country meets The Walking Dead...if you are the Mayor how can you not feel disgraced Fix your city!
harrisonfinberg You have to blame the following people Jane_Roh CMThomasPHL KendraPHL DA_LarryKrasner PhillyMayor