The citys violent crime rate is higher than the national average and other similarly sized metropolitan areas.1 Also alarming is Philadelphias drug overdose rate. Things just got worse, and more violent, the more we arrested people.. Hate crime charges for Hatboro woman who launched racist rant against Amys Pizzeria, Temple faculty still deciding on no confidence vote, Philly City Council considers moving budget hearings to in-person. Soon, it too will house a commercial tenant and NKCDCs new offices. Wednesdays encampment closure was initially postponed due to a lawsuit filed on behalf of residents. Some merchants, like Widdy Darts, a 108-year-old dartboard manufacturer, have been that way for a long time. Kensington development team seeks middle ground between gentrification and stagnation. Streets of Philadelphia, Kensington Ave Story, What happened - YouTube The New Kensington Community Development Corporation, Department of Behavioral Health and Intellectual Disability Services, WHYY thanks our sponsors become a WHYY sponsor. Kensington homeless encampments are set for Aug. 18 clear-out. Many Despite research on the positive effects of these sites, the Trump administration blocked them from being established. Some people cleared from the street sought out permanent housing or treatment, he said but most of the population wouldnt leave an area where they had easy access to drugs. Called the largest open-air narcotics market on the East Coast, Kensington Avenue has, without a doubt, made a name for itself. It happened Monday around 10:40 p.m. on the. Impact Services and NKCDC collaborate with the shared goal to better the avenue that cuts through multiple neighborhoods. [5] The current greater Kensington area roughly coincides with the former Kensington District, Richmond District, Aramingo Borough, and Northern Liberties Township. Palmer laid out his town and sold parcels to many of the shipwrights and shipbuilders who were outgrowing their riverfront lots in present-day Old City, Southwark, and Society Hill areas.