Tag: Kensington

The temporarily closed Somerset Station on the Market Frankford Line could reopen by May — and when riders return, they can expect to see a police presence.

Residents gathered to protest the temporary closure of Somerset Station — a lifeline to jobs, appointments, and school for those who have continued to use it mid-pandemic.

In a virtual meeting, Kensington residents, city officials, and SEPTA leaders spoke about the challenges faced at the station, which will close Sunday.

Welcoming to many and then cut off from transportation, support, and opportunity, Kensington has long been on its own.

A neighborhood initiative to reduce crime invited a panel of artists to explain how art can bring together and empower neighborhoods.

The Philadelphia neighborhood has been in the national media as the epicenter of the opioid crisis. An online forum will let residents sound off about how their story is told.

The vision was for the Fishtown-East Kensington event to be a win for businesses, artists, and the neighborhoods during the pandemic.

The union has launched door-knocking efforts in Pa., Nevada, Arizona and Florida, battleground states where they have large numbers.

Councilmember María Quiñones-Sánchez withdrew a bill to rezone for a 20-story apartment tower on a former scrapyard and 40 rowhouses.

Firefighters were dispatched to the 3300 block of Kip Street shortly before 8 a.m. and found flames and smoke billowing from the first and second floors of the house.

Asociación Puertorriqueños en Marcha and Scannapieco Development Corporation want to build small, two-family rowhomes on vacant city-owned lots.

Rents in the iconic former dairy will start at $925 for a studio and $1,750 for a two-bedroom.

Jose de Marco sent the funerary wreath to Philadelphia Managing Director Brian Abernathy after a man died of coronavirus in a city homeless shelter.

Councilmember María Quiñones-Sánchez and other community leaders say Mayor Jim Kenney must invest in housing and cleanup in the opioid hotspot.

After days of violence, Kensington neighbors struggle to come to terms with yet another crisis. Community leaders fear it could take years to rebuild.