Life under the El in Kensington

    There’s more to it than the Strangler. Life under the El in Kensington, for a lot of people, means a life of drugs, prostitution and tax-free income. Metropolis reporter Frank Rubino spent some time recently at Kensington and Somerset, talking to people who sell drugs, information and themselves.

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