Kensington now has fewer shootings and people on the streets. But the open-air drug market persists.

Gloria Cartagena Hart vividly remembers the scenes and sounds of her Kensington block just three years ago: The streets ...

Philly moves to ban mobile addiction services from parts of Kensington and most of the Lower Northeast

It’s the second time City Council appeared poised to restrict mobile service providers, which are groups that operate out of vans or trucks and offer a range of assistance to people in need.
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Where addicts in Philadelphia bow to tranq, I saw why God hasn't given up on America yet

"God ain’t got no power over this hit. God got no power here." The man gestured like a royal but the scene he revealed was the largest open-air drug market on the East Coast — the Kensington ...
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FBI raid underway in Philadelphia's Kensington section in connection to drug investigation: sources

There is a heavy police presence, including the FBI, in Philadelphia's Kensington section on Friday. Sources say the FBI raid is in connection to a drug investigation. 500 teenagers show up at school ...