Kensington Avenue remains clear as officials work to help those moved to side streets

More than a week after the city moved on a homeless encampment along the 3100 block of Kensington Avenue, and it remains clear of the tents, shelters and open-air drug use once common.But, just a few blocks away on Cambria Street, those struggling with addiction crowd the sidewalk. The challenges once plaguing Kensington and Allegheny appear to have simply moved as the city argues it’s pulling people into treatment.Jim Harrity is an At-Large member of Philadelphia City Council.

Her administration said it has taken 59 people off the streets and put them in treatment, care, or housing half of them on the day the encampment was cleared.FOX 29 asked Harrity if people dispersed onto other streets is what he expected? He said, "Well, not exactly what we expected, pushing them on the side streets. In reality, they’re not really on the side streets. There on the main streets still.

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