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Philadelphia mayoral candidates have begun releasing plans to try cleaning up the city\u2019s open-air drug market, but the neighborhood\u2019s residents are skeptical.<\/p>\n

Kensington’s streets are covered in litter and discarded needles \u2014 as well as passed out addicts<\/a>. But residents say they\u2019ve watched candidates and politicians make empty promises for decades.<\/p>\n

“I\u2019ve lost faith in plans unless there are actionable steps and leadership,” Israel Col\u00f3n, a retired community activist and nonprofit leader, told The Philadelphia Inquirer<\/a>.<\/p>\n

And Marnie Aument-Loughrey, a 50-year Kensington resident and the chair of the Kensington Independent Civic Association told the Inquirer the community has gotten worse in recent decades.<\/p>\n

“Even when I was a kid there were drugs but it wasn\u2019t out in the open,” she said. “It changed somewhere in the late \u201890s, early 2000s with the open-air drug market.”<\/p>\n

One mayoral candidate and former councilmember, Cherelle L. Parker, praised a previous enhanced policing operation<\/a> and called it a blueprint. She said it “showed that a strong, proactive police presence can help to make these communities more livable.”<\/p>\n

But Col\u00f3n said the previous operation was “like stop and frisk on steroids” and compared it to the invasion of Normandy. He also told the Inquirer that other earlier efforts were only temporary solutions that ultimately failed.<\/p>\n

CRISIS IN KENSINGTON: OPIOIDS HIT PHILADELPHIA LIKE AN ATOMIC BOMB. THIS MAN IS DOCUMENTING THE FALLOUT<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Another former councilmember, Allan Domb, said that in his first 100 days as mayor, he would triple funding for recruiting police officers and would enact a citywide crime emergency<\/a> as well as a public health emergency in Kensington.<\/p>\n

Rebecca Rhynhard, a former city controller, also said she would declare state of emergency if elected. Additionally, she promised to appoint a drug czar.<\/p>\n

Philadelphia faced nearly 1,300 unintentional overdose deaths in 2021 \u2014 a 5% increase from the year prior, according to\u00a0the city\u2019s health department<\/a>. Across all of Pennsylvania, one person dies about every two hours from an overdose,\u00a0according to\u00a0preliminary data<\/a>\u00a0the state updated last week.<\/p>\n

But a third former councilmember, Maria Qui\u00f1ones S\u00e1nchez, has instead emphasized community investment. While in office, her district included Kensington.<\/p>\n

Yet another ex-councilmember, Helen Gym, blamed racism and disinvestment for gun violence. One mayoral candidate, Brown\u2019s Super Stores Inc. CEO Jeff Brown, said Kensington needs social workers rather than policing and said jobs were needed to alleviate long-term poverty.<\/p>\n

PHILADELPHIA’S OPEN-AIR DRUG MARKET IS \u2018A THIRD WORLD COUNTRY,’ FORMER RESIDENT AND ADDICT SAYS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

From 2012 through 2016, Kensington\u2019s average income was just under $12,670 \u2014 about half of the average salary for Philadelphia,\u00a0a Drexel University study<\/a>\u00a0found in 2019.<\/p>\n

A former municipal judge, James M. DeLeon wants more coordination among gun violence advocates and first responders, while Warren Bloom said his six-plan prioritizes crime reduction and the opioid crisis<\/a>.<\/p>\n

State Rep. Amen Brown aims to bolster the police by investing in forensic services, technology and tactic and training.<\/p>\n

Kensington\u2019s violent crime rate, according to the Drexel study, was about 30% higher than the rest of the city.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, as the candidates vie to become the City of Brotherly Love\u2019s<\/a> next mayor, Kensington residents suffer.<\/p>\n

“I see the drug addiction,” Frank Rodriguez, a former resident and recovering addict, previously told Fox News. “You know, I see the drug dealing. I see the violence. I see the poverty.<\/p>\n

“Most of all, I see pain,” he added.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Source – https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/philadelphias-mayoral-candidates-ideas-end-open-air-drug-market-longtime-residents-skeptical <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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