Much of the neighborhood surrounding the empty CVS off West 100th St. and Madison Ave. has been upset about the deteriorating condition of the site and plans debated in recent years to build a gas station on the site. Nikki Hudson was one of the most outspoken residents.
Since the building emptied in 2022, Hudson, a mother-of-two living blocks east of the building, had led a grassroots effort to have the vacant lot converted into something beneficial for the neighborhood, and against Shaker Madison’s intention to construct a True North gas station, along with a pizza shop and bank, on the land.
The plot has become a magnet for drug use and vandalism in Cudell, neighbors said…