Tag: Kensington
City Planning Commission rejects plans for affordable housing on ‘very small lots’
Asociación Puertorriqueños en Marcha and Scannapieco Development Corporation want to build small, two-family rowhomes on vacant city-owned lots.
4 years ago
For rent: Apartments under the ‘Eiffel Tower of Kensington’ — a giant milk bottle
Rents in the iconic former dairy will start at $925 for a studio and $1,750 for a two-bedroom.
4 years ago
Philly’s counterterrorism unit interrogated protester who picketed Mayor Kenney’s right-hand man
Jose de Marco sent the funerary wreath to Philadelphia Managing Director Brian Abernathy after a man died of coronavirus in a city homeless shelter.
4 years ago
‘What we need is leadership’: Kensington councilmembers say mayor is failing community
Councilmember María Quiñones-Sánchez and other community leaders say Mayor Jim Kenney must invest in housing and cleanup in the opioid hotspot.
4 years ago
‘I want to be able to heal’: Kensington residents begin yet another recovery
After days of violence, Kensington neighbors struggle to come to terms with yet another crisis. Community leaders fear it could take years to rebuild.
4 years ago
Philadelphia Land Bank halts plan to redevelop Kensington gardens into housing
A housing development planned for a gentrifying area was hit with a firestorm of resistance from neighbors who will lose land that they use as gardens.
4 years ago
Streamline seeks fresh start on toxic Kensington soil: ‘We’re a different animal’
The Philadelphia developer is seeking approval to build 190 units of housing on an industrial lot with lead and other toxins in soil.
4 years ago
Philly announces public safety plan to prepare for launch of supervised injection site
A strategy to protect the facility and its neighbors anticipates a final court ruling clearing the way for the nation’s first supervised injection site.
4 years ago
New Philly work program offers alternative to panhandling
Workers can earn $50 cash for a half-day of cleaning up streets or vacant lots around Kensington. Demand is already high.
4 years ago
Listen 3:36They wanted to know: Why is narcotics trafficking and the violence that goes along with it so concentrated and so extreme in this part of the city?
5 years ago
Listen 2:23Going to school in Kensington amid drug crisis: ‘We need to be beacons of hope’
Schools in Kensington strive to be safe havens from violence and drug use, while also helping kids deal with the emotional trauma they carry inside.
5 years ago
Listen 4:47Ramona: A story of perseverance in Kensington
My name is Ramona Hieye. I grew up in Kensington. My Kensington had drugs and violence, just like now. My Kensington was no less tragic. But nobody seemed to care.
5 years ago
‘You should always feel OK in your home’: Why two brutal crimes in Philly could unleash extra trauma
Even more than a typical shooting, a pair of horrific incidents involving small children this weekend could puncture the city’s sense of safety.
5 years ago
Why Kensington wants to tear down a 25-foot-high Lehigh Ave. wall
Kensington residents want a developer to put $1 million towards removing a wall they say divides the neighborhood.
5 years ago
Hepatitis A is spreading through fecal matter on Philadelphia streets. As outbreak worsens, the city is installing mobile bathrooms.
5 years ago
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